Weather extremes show importance of investment in breeding for Ribena berries

Suntory Beverage & Food Great Britain and Ireland (SBF GB&I) announced on July 28, an investment of £920,000 over the next five years to continue its blackcurrant breeding programme with the James Hutton Institute

Mia Willemsen
News and business reporter
clock • 2 min read
Weather extremes show importance of investment in breeding for Ribena berries

Over the next five years, SBF GB&I will invest £920,000 to continue its blackcurrant breeding programme with the James Hutton Institute. This investment will accelerate work to develop new varieties...

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