Gurage, Ethiopia, October 2013 Enset Ventricosum, or false banana is used to produce kocho - a staple fermented bread.

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Gurage, Ethiopia, October 2013 Enset Ventricosum, also known as false banana. This crop, which takes six years to mature, is used to produce kocho - a staple fermented bread. The plant is highly resistant to drought and survive with out water for up to 7 years.

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Location: Ethiopia
Photo credit: © Mike Goldwater / Alamy / Afripics
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Keywords: africa, african, crop, ethiopia, ethiopian, food, gurage, hardy, highlands, kocho, plant, plantation