As CO2 increases, rice loses B vitamins and other nutrients

Nations most dependent on rice could see nutrient shortfalls by 2100

rice paddy

FACING THE FUTURE  White pipes in a Japanese rice paddy are designed to release extra CO2, creating a little patch of simulated future atmospheres to see how that affects crop nutrients.

Toshihiro Hasegawa/National Agriculture and Food Research Organization of Japan

By the end of this century, rice may not deliver the same B vitamin levels that it does today.