The study, published in December in the journal Environmental Research Letters, reports that about 20 million people in Ethiopia currently rely on enset for food. Researchers say the plant has not been cultivated elsewhere. The study found that enset could feed more than 100 million people over the next four decades and boost food security in Ethiopia and other African countries with suitable environments, including Kenya, Uganda and Rwanda. Because of this, researchers say enset's expansion outside of Ethiopia would depend on bilateral access and benefit-sharing agreements. In addition, researchers say the current distribution of enset cultivation is "closely associated with cultural groups who hold the required knowledge."

Source: Ethiopian News January 21, 2022 18:09 UTC