St Estevam is an Island in Ilhas, Goa, India, it is also known as 'Shakecho Juvo' - the isle of vegetables - known for its long, seven-ridged, light green ladyfingers, Okra or okro, known in many English-speaking countries as ladies' fingers or ochro, is a flowering plant in which family?
Okra Okra or okro ( or ), known in many English-speaking countries as ladies' fingers or ochro, is a flowering plant in the mallow family. It is valued for its edible green seed pods. The geographical origin of okra is disputed, with supporters of West African, Ethiopian, and South Asian origins. The plant is cultivated in tropical, subtropical and warm temperate regions around the world.
Raketa mena On the coast of Androy, the southernmost point of Madagascar, the weather conditions don’t allow the fishermen to go fishing very often. The dunes build up, day by day, over fertile land. But that’s not the worst. The population is missing the most important element, water. To calm their thirst and hunger, many villages eat "raketa mena", a cactus whose scientific name is "Opuntia stricta". But this cactus is an invader that dries out the land. What is the solution?