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Forgotten crop strains can rescue drought-stricken economies

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Financial Times

Publication Date
2017-09-27

The damage to African economies dealt by drought has been relentless in recent years. Production of tea, Kenya’s key export, has dropped by more than a third in the past year. In Ethiopia, coffee production is under threat, as signalled by a recent report from London’s Kew Royal Botanic Gardens. Key staple crops are also suffering, leading to further dependence on food aid for tens of millions of people.

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https://www.ft.com/content/74348fb4-a368-11e7-9e4f-7f5e6a7c98a2