False banana: Is Ethiopia’s enset ‘wondercrop’ for climate change?
The banana-like crop has the potential to feed more than 100 million people, according to research. …
Enset is a staple in Ethiopia, where around 20 million people rely on it for food, but elsewhere it has not been cultivated, although wild relatives – which are not considered edible – grow as far south as South Africa, suggesting the plant can tolerate a much wider range.