In sub-Saharan Africa, ‘forgotten’ foods could boost climate resilience, nutrition

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In sub-Saharan Africa, ‘forgotten’ foods could boost climate resilience, nutrition

For many people across sub-Saharan Africa, Cleome gyandra, commonly known as the spider plant, is not food: it’s a weed. A tall, leggy plant with stars of almond-shaped leaves and clusters of white flowers, the spider plant is particularly common in Southern and East African countries. Yet until recently, it was a “forgotten” crop: sometimes eaten by rural people for subsistence, but for the most part neglected in larger food systems. This, even…