We need more magic beans to help us offset the effects of climate change
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09.01.19
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You may think magic beans belong in fairy tales. But when scientist Daniel Debouck went in search of a mysterious bean variety that was first recorded over 100 years ago, he found just that on the island of Bermuda. Read more in this article by Elwyn Grainger-Jones, Executive Director, CGIAR System Organization. Read the full article at The Telegraph.
Photo credit: Blocks of melting ice outside the Tate Modern in London, an installation by the artist Olafur Eliasson highlighting the effects of climate change CREDIT: DANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS/AFP
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