SciDev.Net: An international foundation is funding a drive to screen thousands of crops for traits that will be useful in adapting food production to climate change. The Global Crop Diversity Trust is providing around US$300,000 of funding this year for researchers in 21 agricultural institutions in 15 countries across the developing world. Around US$200,000 will be spent next year with a continued commitment in the long term. Crops from banana to sweet potato will be screened to identify …