Crops: Droughts
Commons · Question 32845 · Tabled 21 Feb 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Question
Asked by Edward Morello
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has commissioned research into developing cereal crop varieties more resilient to prolonged periods of drought.
Answer
Answered by Daniel Zeichner, 3 Mar 2025
Defra’s flagship crop breeding programme, the crop Genetic Improvement Networks (GINs), funds research to develop crop varieties that are more productive; sustainable; and have greater resilience against a changing climate, including drought tolerance. Th...