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 ...
Balanites, a lesser-known African superfood, is making waves for its health benefits ...
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 ...
From spicy stews to ancient grains, African cuisine is built on resilience. Surviving 24 hours on nothing else uncovers not only flavor but the science of nutrition and the history behind the ...
In much earlier times, indigenous communities around the world grew these crops but they mostly fell away following the introduction of more commercially available varieties like tomatoes, potatoes, ...
On World Food Day, we reflect on the significance of Africa's indigenous crops and the culinary innovators striving to ...
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, ...