Can crops be climate-proofed?
Climate change threatens food crops across the world. Now scientists are re-focusing their efforts on crop resilience, rather than yields.
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Climate change threatens food crops across the world. Now scientists are re-focusing their efforts on crop resilience, rather than yields.
Anthony Patt, Laban Ogallo, and Molly Hellmuth look back over ten years of Climate Outlook Forums for rainfall prediction in Africa.
Source: Science
9 October 2007 | EN
Faced with a changing climate, projects to help Africans adapt are springing up across the continent, reports Patrick Luganda.
1 August 2007 | EN
Adaptation is now seen as an important aspect of climate change action and Africa's villages have much to teach us, reports Jim Giles.
Source: Nature
Climate change in Africa's Sahel region challenges researchers and policymakers because the best models around predict opposite outcomes, reports Catherine Brahic.
5 June 2006 | EN
Charles Mkoka and Mike Shanahan report on the drive to produce 'biodiesel' from billions of trees planted across the developing world.