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Balanites: A superfood you may not know about

Balanites, a lesser-known African superfood, is making waves for its health benefits ...
Associated Press

An ancient African tree is providing a new ‘superfood’ but local harvesters are barely surviving

Since childhood, Loveness Bhitoni has collected fruit from the gigantic baobab trees surrounding her homestead in Zimbabwe to add variety to the family’s staple corn and millet diet. The 50-year-old ...
PBS

Ancient baobab trees in Africa once supplemented local’s income, now climate change and demand have them barely surviving

Since childhood, Loveness Bhitoni has collected fruit from the gigantic baobab trees surrounding her homestead in Zimbabwe to add variety to the family’s staple corn and millet diet. The 50-year-old ...

Will Africa’s oldest ingredients survive modern lifestyles? A World Food Day spotlight

On World Food Day, we reflect on the significance of Africa's indigenous crops and the culinary innovators striving to ...
Washington Times

An ancient African tree is providing a new ‘superfood’ yet local harvesters are barely surviving

An ancient African tree is providing a new ‘superfood’ yet local harvesters are barely surviving The sun sets behind a baobab tree, known as the tree of life, in Mudzi, Zimbabwe, Thursday, Aug. 22, ...