Assertion: taro | /r/HasProperty | planted in peasant gardens
Facets:
value: to stave off food crises
type: PURPOSE
value: given its nutritional importance
type: CAUSE
value: to stave off famine
type: PURPOSE
Source sentences:
text: Given its nutritional importance, taro was planted in peasant gardens to stave off food crises and famine; in periods when crops failed, the taro was used to supplant local sources of protein.