Climate change is expected to severely impact farming in sub-Saharan Africa. Now research shows that crop wild relatives might be able to secure Africa’s existing cropping practices by providing the genetic diversity needed to adapt crops to climates that they have never seen before.
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Kantar, M.B., Runck, B. Take a walk on the wild side. Nat. Clim. Chang. 9, 731–732 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-019-0581-y
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