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Study Warns Newly Developed Crop Varieties Can't Keep Up With Climate Change

  • Matt McGrath
  • Jun 28, 2016
  • 1 min read

Crops yields around the world could fall within a decade unless action is taken to speed up the introduction of new varieties.

A study says temperatures are rising faster than the development of crop varieties that can cope with a warmer world.

In Africa, researchers found that it can take 10-30 years before farmers can grow a new breed of maize.

By the time these new crops are planted, they face a warmer environment than they were developed in.

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