大象传媒

Peas and Beans

Peas and beans "fix" nitrogen, a key ingredient for healthy soil

• 8 mins

Seeds

After deforestation, policy makers are finding ways to save seeds for our future

• 8 mins

Banana

The banana isn't a tree, it's a giant herb

• 8 mins

Onion

Onions originate in Asia but are one of the most adaptable plant species in the world

• 8 mins

Nuts

The Brazil nut has never been bred outside the Amazon rainforest

• 8 mins

Tomato

Also known as the wolf peach, tomatoes belong to the deadly nightshade family

• 8 mins

Coconuts

There are more coconut palms in the world than people

• 8 mins

Oranges

Orange, native to Southeast Asia but flourished in South America.

• 8 mins

Maize

"Only tobacco and Syphilis spread faster than maize"- Christopher Columbus

• 8 mins

Rice

Over a third of the world's rice is grown in China

• 8 mins

Fruit

Did you know your apple and pear trees belong to the rose family?

• 8 mins