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diversify the plants we use globally as Consumers across Europe and (although expanding its cultivation is
a species because all our eggs are in a beyond and facing rising costs across now being researched), it could be
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very small basket at the moment.” the board and news outlets are within the power of food manufacturers
Recent events have only confirmed reporting that any relief from to use enset as a new main ingredient.
the accuracy of his opinion: supply inflationary pressure is a long way
shocks to staples such as wheat were off. 9, 10 In general, finding a solution to So, seeing as cost effective
in the headlines in the spring and now the cost of living crisis is the ingredients are in short supply,
winter is upon us, the National Union challenge faced by governments and especially at a time of year associated
of Farmers (UK) is warning a slump in beyond the power of consumers. with a table full of things to eat and
the yield of tomatoes, similar to drink, if we don’t want our dining
shortages already seen with eggs, will However, it would appear that other tables to always be a few bananas
see this year’s supply of many crops than the fact that enset is not currently short of a bunch, enset could make a
at a record low. cultivated outside of its native Africa worthy new addition.
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9 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-63864786 UK sleepwalking into food supply crisis, says farming union.
10 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-63834755 Cutting energy prices will take years – power boss
11 Koch, Mengesha, Pironon et al. 2022. Modelling potential range expansion of an underutilised food security crop in Sub-
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