The Fruit that Could Save the World
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The Benefits of Breadfruit for Food Security
The Breadfruit tree originally evolved in the Pacific where there are regular typhoons which means they're pretty sturdy in a windstorm. A recent study out of Northwestern modeled crop yields in our climate changed future and concluded that breadfruit could be vital to food security around the world especially in sub-Saharan Africa. One economist in Trinidad is so excited about the potential of breadfruit to help people on his home islands of Trinidad and Tobago that he's already planted thousands of trees.
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