What do you get when you cross eddoe and dasheen? A climate-ready taro for the future

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What do you get when you cross eddoe and dasheen? A climate-ready taro for the future

One of the world’s oldest staple crops is being reshaped for a hotter, drier future in Papua New Guinea, where scientists are developing climate-resilient taro hybrids designed to withstand drought, heat and rising salinity.