Café Sci Cambridge: Obscure Crops to Save the World
Please note: this event has been CANCELLED
Tue 10 March 2020
Espresso Library
In highland Ethiopia, a giant banana relative provides the staple food for 20 million people. It’s versatility and resilience, in a country more commonly known for food insecurity, has earned it the title of ‘the Tree Against Hunger’. But outside of Ethiopia, this remarkable plant is barely known.
The Ethiopian banana is not alone. Around the world, more than 30,000 plant species have documented uses, yet day to day we exploit just a handful of these. What does this simplification of our domesticated flora mean for humanity, faced with impending climatic and environmental challenges over the coming century? What will we be eating a century from now?
Join Dr James Borrell from Kew Gardens, to explore this important topic. Part of the Cambridge Science Festival 2020.
Cost: free
Enquiries and booking
No need to book.
This is a free and non-ticketed event.
Doors open at 18:45 so arrive early to avoid disappointment.
Starts at 19:00 and finish around 20:30.
Drinks will be available to purchase from the cafe.
Website Email: engage@wgc.org.uk
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| Address: | Espresso Library 210 East Rd Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 1BG United Kingdon |
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