
S2 Ep19: Better seeds or better insurance?
VoxDev Development Economics
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Seeds That Survive Mid Season Droughts
One year later, 86% of the yield shot fall due to drought are still there. Two years down the road, it appears like the situation is worsening. So clearly, one solution is to use technology and seeds that would be drought or flood resistant. How well do they work in practice? They work pretty well. Catual scientists breeders have worked very much to develop new generation of hybrids which can survive mid season droughts.
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