Science helps Asian farmers cope with climate change

Updated July 10, 2009 11:01:52

Each year, millions of farmers in India hope and pray for the right kind of monsoon rains to help grow their crops.

But it's believed climate change is delaying the onset of the monsoon - threatening crops and pushing up the prices of basic foods. Now, the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics - known as ICRISAT - thinks it has some solutions.

Presenter: Sen Lam
Speakers: Dr. William Dar, director of the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics, ICRISAT

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