And yet, enset feeds 20 million people in Ethiopia. Those who cultivate this banana cousin often grow dozens of these plants in fields very close to their homes. When the time comes to harvest an ...

Dr. James Borrell [00:05:58] Yeah so this is essentially why we are really interested in enset and why we are collaborating with our Ethiopian partners. So, there are probably more than 7000 or so ...

It simply knocked down a few more enset stalks, which, unlike other crops, can be harvested any time of year. “One plant can feed the family for a week,” said farmer Tedesa Habte, 45 ...

A woman stands in front of a plantation of Enset, a plant that collects water and is essential during the dry season. A woman stands in front of a plantation of Enset, a plant that collects water ...

The enset plant – commonly known as the false banana – feeds some 20 million people in the highlands of Ethiopia. But its potential is far greater. Resistant to drought and able to grow all ...

One of the two enset - or 'false banana' - plants at Kew Gardens in London has flowered for the very first time. Situated in the Temperate House, the specimen will only flower once before it ...

enset is a plant that is often referred as false banana because of its resemblance to the banana plant. According to sources, approximately over 15 million Ethiopians use enset as a staple food.

But first, they’re going to have to figure out how to gather its seeds – at the moment, farmers take cuttings from the plants to grow more of them, meaning no one actually knows how enset is ...

While Ethiopia’s enset plant does produce a banana-like fruit, that bit is actually inedible. It’s the starchy stem and roots that can be fermented into dough for bread and porridge.

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The enset, also known as the false banana or Ethiopian banana, is a perennial, ten-meter high plant grown in the southwestern Ethiopian Highlands, where it is a staple food for 20 million people.