{
  "id": 8647847,
  "title": "French cereal farmers experiment with African sorghum to beat the heat",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/french-cereal-farmers-experiment-with-african-sorghum-to-beat-the-heat",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-20T08:07:58.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "RFI English",
    "slug": "rfi-english",
    "url": "https://www.rfi.fr/en/france/20260920-french-cereal-farmers-experiment-with-african-sorghum-to-beat-the-heat"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Europe's maize crops have been hit hard by this summer's heatwaves and ongoing drought, with French producers saying almost half of this year's harvest is unusable. To prepare for hotter, drier conditions, some cereal farmers are experimenting with sorghum – a crop from sub-Saharan Africa that requires less water than maize – although making a living from it remains a long way off.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}