Taro root is also gluten-free so it’s becoming more popular now as people want gluten-free food. It is widely cooked nowadays in restaurants and can be a good replacement for potatoes.

One such discovery is the taro root – an exotic ingredient increasingly appearing on our tables. What is taro, and why should ...

One such discovery is the taro root – an exotic ingredient increasingly appearing on our tables. What is taro, and why should ...

Taro (Colocasia esculenta), a tropical root crop, ranks fifth among root crops globally and holds substantial economic importance. It is rich in nutrients and widely used for both food and ...

Taro (Colocasia esculenta), a tropical root crop, ranks fifth among root crops globally and holds substantial economic importance. It is rich in nutrients and widely used for both food and ...

This story appears in the December 2017 issue of National Geographic magazine. Hawaiian legend holds that taro is the sacred ancestor of all Hawaiian people. The staple root crop is so valued that ...

Africa must protect its agricultural biodiversity to build a food-secure future, writes Joyce Maru, Africa director at the International Potato Center.