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  1. Famine in the Horn of Africa

    2011-10-20 The current drought and famine in the Horn of Africa are deeply distressing. The severe drought of the past year has put an estimated 12 million or more people in danger of starvation.
    Famine Smallholder Resilience Conservation Agric... FMNR Indigenous Food Pl... Pastoralist
     

  2. East Africa’s Drought: Q and A

    2011-10-20 World Vision (WV) Australia is involved in both agricultural development and relief work in East Africa. We asked folks there to answer a few questions regarding the current drought and famine. In what ways have you been involved with addressing the drought and famine in the Horn of Africa? Could...
    Agricultural Devel... Drought Agroforestry FMNR Conservation Agric... Agricultural System Famine Sustainable Develo... Sustainable Agricu... Acacia
     

  3. Food Plants International - Plant Fact Sheets

    Some 3 billion people in the world live outside the cash economy in the world’s poorest nations. Food security and regular supply are their daily concerns. Chronic malnutrition is a leading cause of death and disease for them. Young children are amongst the most affected. One child every 5-10...
    FPI FPS Technical Publicat... Plant Information Bamboo Vegetables Starchy Staples Legumes Legumes as Food Fruits Leafy Greens Nuts Seeds Herbs
     

  4. Ilex cassine - Dahoon Holly

    Edible Portion:Leaves, Leaves - Tea A tree. It grows 8 m tall. It has small sword shaped leaves. They are leathery and have shallow teeth. The leaves are 8-10 cm long. They have soft prickles along the edges. Male and female flowers are on separate plants. The flowers are small and greenish...
    FPI Dahoon Holly Edible Leaves
     

  5. Bambusa tuldoides - Punting Pole Bamboo

    Edible Portion: Shoots A densely tufted bamboo. The culm or stem is erect but nodding at the tip. They grow 6-10 m tall. The stems are 3-5 cm acrossat the base. The young stems are covered with white wax. The internodes are 30-36 cm long. The lowest 1 or 2 nodes have aring of grey silky hairs...
    FPI Bamboo Bamboo Sprout Punting Pole Bamboo Starchy Staples Plant Information
     

  6. Cymbopogon nardus - Lemon Grass

    Edible Portion: Leaves, Leaves - Tea A grass. It is a perennial herb. It grows 0.8-1.5 m tall. It forms tufts. The leaves are 30-100 cm long by 1-2 cm wide. The flowering shoot is 30 cm long and branched. Other names : Bundo, Ceylon citronella, Citronella grass, Ganda-hanchi-khaddi, Ganjni,...
    Lemon Grass Edible Leaves FPI Grasses Perennial Herb Perennials Plant Information
     

  7. Potentially Important Food Plants of Lesotho

    2014-08-20 This book is designed as a simple introduction to the more common food plants of Lesotho. It is hoped people will take greater pride and interest in these plants and become confident and informed about how to grow and use them. Many of the local food plants that occur in every country are very...
    Lesotho FPI Indigenous Food Pl...
     

  8. Clymenia polyandra - Clymenia, Polyandra Kumquat

    Edible Portion: Fruit A citrus relative. The tree is 5-8 m tall. The leaves are large (18 cm x 6 cm) and simple. Young leaves have lobes. The leavesare more thin and papery than other citrus. The leaves taper towards the tip and have notched edges. The leaf stalks are shortand without wings. It...
    Kumquat Clymenia Polyandra Kumquat FPI Fruits Fruit Trees
     

  9. Annona macroprophyllata - Ilama

    Edible Portion: Fruit A small deciduous tree. It grows to 7-8 m tall. It has 2 kinds of leaf. One is the broadly oval smooth leaf with a leaf stalk. Theothers are like round bracts without a leaf stalk and these fall off. These grow at the base of the small branches. Under theleaves, fruit and...
    Ilama Fruits Fruit Trees FPI Plant Information Small Trees
     

  10. Guadua angustifolia - Guadua

    Edible portion:Shoots? A bamboo. It is a tropical plant. At ECHO Other names : Amisa, Ba-ki-tape, Cana guadua, Chhononofo cugu, Garipa, Guagua rayada, Huamma, Hueca, Ipa, Kapi tape, Kenku, Marona, Otate, Pakika, Peak, Puru puru. Tacuara, Tacuaruzu, Tanish, Tzajib, Wamak, Synonyms : Arundarbor...
    ECHO Plant Bamboo FPI Plant Information Tropical plants