Saving the Cocoa bean

The Cacao crop in West Africa has been devastated due to drought. AgroNetica, a subsidiary of Israel’s Betterseeds (see here previously) has developed advanced CRISPR 2.0 technology to produce drought-resistant Cacao. And its “super-cacao” project addresses efficient harvesting and much more.

https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/agronetica-developing-the-worlds-first-super-cacao-varieties-that-are-drought-resistant-mechanized-harvest-ready-no-heavy-metal-uptake-and-caffeine-free-302613269.html

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