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Nature and Biodiversity
Mali farmers are using hybrid crops to fight drought
As climate change brings wilder weather in the Sahel - particularly worsening drought - planting crops able to stand up to extremes can help avert a range of crises.
Soumaïla T. Diarra is a freelance journalist for Thomson Reuters Foundation based in Bamako, Mali.
As climate change brings wilder weather in the Sahel - particularly worsening drought - planting crops able to stand up to extremes can help avert a range of crises.