“Banana on steroids”: life saver for warming world
London, UKThomson Reuters Foundation Described as “a banana on steroids”, enset may be the superfood you’ve never heard of, let alone tasted, but scientists say it could be a life saver for a warming world. The plant, which grows up to 10 metres, is a staple for 20 million people in the Ethiopian Highlands who […]
ENVIRONMENT: UK SEED VAULT BANKS ON WILD CROPS TO FEED A WARMING WORLD
KIM HARRISBERG, writing for Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports on the development of the largest global collection of wild plant seeds…