Australian cotton production is characterised by high yielding, high quality cropping systems, earning in excess of $2.5b in export revenues annually.

Rising atmospheric CO2, warmer air temperatures, higher Vapour Pressure Deficit (VPD) and reduced water availability as a consequence of climate change is likely to affect cotton production.

I attended the 3rd Agriculture and Climate Change conference held in Budapest, Hungary from the 24th-26th March 2019.

Climate change will affect cotton through rising atmospheric CO2 levels, higher temperatures, lower humidity (high Vapour Pressure Deficit (VPD)) and reduced water availability.

The second Agriculture and Climate Change conference focused on the likely impact of climate change on crop production and explored approaches to maintain and increase crop productivity in a changing climate.