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In
this photo taken Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2017, Ugandan farmer Richard Opio holds a
sample of the "super beans" that are being promoted to feed the
hunger-prone African continent, in Nwoya, Uganda. As hunger and climate change
threaten parts of Africa, two bean "gene banks" on the continent are
pursuing "super" beans that are bred to resist drought conditions.
(AP Photo/Rodney Muhumuza)
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Richard Opio dipped a
dirt-stained hand into the pinkish beans, marveling at the dramatic changes
they've made for his family. They used to harvest two sacks of normal beans;
now they take in six.
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In
this photo taken Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2017, workers in a warehouse pack
"super beans" into branded bags, part of a substantial consignment
ordered by the U.N.'s Food and Agriculture Organization as planting materials
for refugees sheltering in northern Uganda, in Kiryandongo, Uganda. As hunger
and climate change threaten parts of Africa, two bean "gene banks" on
the continent are pursuing "super" beans that are bred to resist
drought conditions. (AP Photo/Rodney Muhumuza)
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