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Enset could be a drought-resistant crop

By Hicbd
Mon Feb 7 2022 9:56 am

"As climate conditions in Ethiopia become drier in coming years, a drought-resistant native plant like enset could prove a key factor in the livelihoods of rural communities. Indeed, some Ethiopian farmers attributed their survival in the severe droughts of the 1970s and 1980s to their farming of enset."

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https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-ethiopian-banana-that-flourishes-in-drought-and-heat
https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-60074407

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Droughts Climate Change / Global Warming Global Nutrition / Hunger / Food Security / Famines / Malnutrition Global Agriculture / Smallholder Farms Ethiopia

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