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CNBC's Sustainable Future takes a look at some of the crops that may have a big role to play in the future.

CNBC’s Sustainable Future takes a look at some of the crops that may have a big role to play in the future.

The ‘wonder crop’ will only bloom once before it withers and dies.

The Ensete ventricosum – also known as the Ethiopian banana, the Abyssinian banana, or even the false banana – is a close relative of the banana tree.

The drought-resistant Enset plant is a staple source of nutrition for around a fifth of the population of Ethiopia, who make food from the bases of its leaves and underground stem.

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The pavilion, one of five temporary installations across the 500 acres of Wakehurst’s botanic gardens, was designed to celebrate the enset plant, a staple

Extreme weather caused by global warming is expected to increasingly challenge the yields of conventional crops like corn, wheat, and soy.  Small-scale farmers — who lack the resources to adapt to climate change — will be particularly hard hit.  Scientists believe that the only way to combat this is by introducing new, hardier crops to what they're currently growing. That's where Ethiopia's enset, or "false banana," plant comes in.

African fruit used to make a variety of foods can withstand wide range of conditions, making it an ideal farming crop