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You Can't Have too many Cocoa Beans
Hunt for new cocoa varieties with advantageous traits to add to the 10,000 in seed banks
There are already more than 10,000 known varieties of cocoa but the International Plant Genetic Resources Institute is looking for more, ones with genes to protect against disease and drought. Plus, a report from Rwanda on how, despite continuing violence, farmers there are managing to rebuild their livelihoods.