About the Plantain — The Plantain Council
In Africa, plantains and bananas provide more than 25% of food energy requirements for over 70 million people. Only 15% of global plantain production is used in trade; the rest is consumed domestically in the countries where they are grown.
History of Plantain - African Foods
The long and tortuous history of plantain can be traced to as early as 500 B.C. It is of South East Asian origin, mostly in Malaysia and the now Indonesia. This now popular African food item was introduced into India by traders. .
Plantain | Description, Uses, History, & Facts | Britannica
2025年1月2日 · Plantains are believed to have originated in Southeast Asia. Two groups of plantains are thought to have a common origin: the horn plantain and the French plantain. Both types grow in India, Africa, Egypt, and tropical America. The French plantains also occur in Indonesia and the islands of the Pacific.
Plantain - Kew
Plantain is a staple food across Africa. In Ghana, Nigeria and other African countries, fried plantain is known as dodo. Eto is a traditional Ghanaian dish made from mashed plantain. In the Americas, twice-fried plantain fritters are often eaten as an appetiser, or snack.
True plantains - Wikipedia
True plantains are a group of cultivars of the genus Musa (bananas and plantains) placed in the African Plantain subgroup of the AAB chromosome group. [1] Although "AAB" and "true plantain" are often used interchangeably, plantains are the most popular varieties among the AABs. [1]
Fried plantain - Wikipedia
Fried plantain is a dish cooked wherever plantains grow, from West Africa to East Africa as well as Central America, the tropical region of northern South America and the Caribbean countries like Haiti to Cuba and in many parts of Southeast Asia …
The production and consumption of plantain in Africa | CNN
2017年10月24日 · Plantain, a savory variety of banana, plays a crucial role in Africa's food security.
Plantain - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Plantains are a staple food in tropical regions, treated similarly to potatoes. Primary cultivation originated in Southeast Asia , secondary in West Africa . Other regions with plantain crops include the Southern United States , the Caribbean , Central America , Bolivia , Peru , Ecuador , Colombia , Brazil , the Canary Islands , Madeira , Egypt ...
Thus this publication contains the compilation of different innovations generated on the plantain commodities from various IPs. Its gives a succinct description of the commodity, its agronomy, produc-tion techniques, production trends, the role of …
Plantain (Musa spp.) cultivation in Africa: A brief summary of ...
2010年11月1日 · Banana and plantain (Musa spp.) are amongst the major food staples in Africa, where more than 31 million t/year are produced, primarily from small family farms, accounting for approximately a...