Scientists have successfully adapted the haricot variety so it can be grown in British soil.
By Chris Baynes and Linsey SmithBritish-grown beans on toast is to become a reality after the first commercial crop of haricot beans was successfully harvested in Lincolnshire.
But University of Warwick scientists developed a specially adapted seed that can thrive in British soil.Mr Ward, who grew the legumes in a 13-acre field in Leadenham, said it had been "one of the most stressful experiments" due to unpredictable weather and the need for specialist harvesting equipment.A smaller-scale trial in 2022 had failed due to the summer heatwave.
The country consumes around two million tins of baked beans a day, all of them made from haricot grown in other countries such as the US, Canada, Ethiopia and China.
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