The tree against hungerAccording to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, global temperature is expected to reach or exceed 1.5°C of heating, averaged over the next 20 years. Climate change disproportionately affects sub-Saharan African countries because their economies are highly dependent on rain-fed agriculture. It is known as the Ethiopian banana, Abyssinian banana, or false banana due to its morphological resemblance with the banana. A multipurpose crop, enset is also utilized to feed animals, make clothes and mats from its fibers, and build dwellings. Writing in the journal Environmental Research Letters, the authors believe enset could supplement our diets and offset expected yield losses of rice, wheat, and maize due to climate change.

Source: Ethiopian News January 21, 2022 15:51 UTC