The link I provided has some very specific numbers...
"there is some good news on the home front as India's food grain production comprising rice, wheat, coarse grains, and pulses is estimated to touch a record 315.7 tonnes which is higher by 4.98 million tonne then the production in the prior year based on an official release. And this article is more current than yours. Your article is very specific with respect to the rice crop and not total grain production. But isn't total food production going up better than a single crop going down. So, on a net basis, things are looking up. In 2022 Russia also had a record grain harvest. Finally, you might enjoy this prediction in early 2022...
"The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), gross grain production in the world in 2022 will continue to grow for the fourth year in a row and may reach 790 million tons. which more than compensates for the expected low production of coarse grain in Sudan. The forecast for global grain use in 2021/22 was reduced to 2,802 million tons, which is 3.5 million tons less than in the previous report and 1.5 percent (41 million tons) above the level of 2020/21. new FAO report. The largest increase is expected in North America. In Canada and the United States, due to the increase in sown areas in the face of rising prices and expectations of increased yields, production is projected to grow in 2022 to its highest level in five years."
Finally, NASA space photos confirm the planet is greening.
The biggest immediate threat to future record grain harvests has been green energy policies, which have put pressure on the production of natural gas-based fertilizers. Some experts believe pressure to cease using natural gas fertilizers could create a worldwide famine.
Regarding southern California, I am not worried about climate change. It is a pleasant dessert with cool winds that blow off the Pacific Ocean.
If fresh water becomes an issue, we have the largest body of water on the planet about 1 mile from my home. Desalination is expensive about 4 times the cost of natural filtration by the rain cycle. That could be a problem for farmers in the central valley and frankly, I am one of the few people that think farmers should get first dibs with cheap water and consumers should pay for the more expensive stuff.
I have already installed artificial grass and succulent plants that don't need watering, so the only thing I have to complain about is that if water prices get to high, I might have to cut my long showers down to short showers. You know "adapt".
My house and cars run on solar panels, and I am installing batteries to provide for the brownouts California's crazy energy policies are creating. I am not against renewable energy, I am a fan of it, but I oppose forcing it when it does not make sense. And so many of the government's policies don't make sense. What will make sense is investing in making alternative energy more affordable. Right now solar power only makes sense if you produce it and consume it. It cost me 6 times more to produce a kwh than the power company, but nothing to deliver it, so my solar is competitive, but put it into the grid and it becomes prohibitively expensive.
Meanwhile, this is one of the wettest and coldest winters in the 12 years, since I have been here. Here is the forecast for our region of the country...
"Region 16: Pacific Southwest
Winter will be warmer and wetter than normal, with above-normal mountain snows. The coldest temperatures will occur in mid-November, mid-January, and early February. The stormiest periods will be in mid- to late December, early and late January, early and late February, and late March."
So far that forecast is spot on except the "warmer part"... it has been seriously cold. If historical patterns continue, we will have a recent record amount of rainfall. This is what I mean, when I say people confuse "weather cycles" with climate change.
