Cambridge-based scientists develop 'superwheat'

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-22498274

Cambridge-based scientists develop 'superwheat'

British scientists say they have developed a new type of wheat which could increase productivity by 30%.

The Cambridge-based National Institute of Agricultural Botany has combined an ancient ancestor of wheat with a modern variety to produce a new strain.

In early trials, the resulting crop seemed bigger and stronger than the current modern wheat varieties.

It will take at least five years of tests and regulatory approval before it is harvested by farmers.

Some farmers, however, are urging new initiatives between the food industry, scientists and government.

They believe the regulatory process needs to be speeded up to ensure that the global food security demands of the next few decades can be met, says the BBC's Tom Heap.

(continued, kick the can down another generation, unless they sort the birth rate/poverty thing, it'll come crashing down then............then?)

[Gawdzilla Sama]

Frankenwheat KILL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Audley Strange]

Got to feed octowolfboy something.