Climate-resilient ’super beans’ boost food rations for refugees in Uganda | Global development | The Guardian
▻https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2018/jan/24/climate-resilient-super-beans-boost-food-rations-south-sudanese-refugee
South Sudanese refugees in Uganda are being given drought-resistant “super beans” to reduce their reliance on food aid and encourage self-sufficiency.
The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) is distributing the fast-growing, high-yield Nabe 15 super bean, which refugees can plant immediately to replenish their stocks.
The bean, which is not genetically modified, was developed by scientists at the National Agricultural Research Organisation of Uganda, in collaboration with the Colombia-based International Centre for Tropical Agriculture (Ciat).
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