This Drought-Resistant Grain Could Feed a Warmer World
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- čas přidán 6. 11. 2022
- Protein-packed, gluten-free and drought-resistant, fonio - a grain indigenous to West Africa - has long been seen as an ideal crop for populations afflicted by climate-induced hunger. But a lack of research and serious investment has kept it from taking off.
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Sorghum plants can practically grow on concrete upside down.
Açaí is now known and consumed around the world as another "super food". When I first tasted it, in 1983, it was a traditional food in the Amazonian state of Pará, here in Brazil. From the poorest citizen to the Governor, everyone consumed açaí on a daily basis.
First time I have heard of this grain. Moreover, the lady telling the story is a very important informer: Scale it up. Thank you very much.
The processing of this crop could involve a lot of organic waste that would be great for an anaerobic digestion process, generating onsite power for the processing machinery and great fertiliser to further enrich the land. I'd love to set up an anaerobic digester at one of these processing facilities.
Sounds like an ideal crop for Australian farmers to get into too
I am from India from TAMILNADU. Here we divide as millets varieties. It was used as older days. Now we forget those millets. Now organic awareness bringing back those Millet varieties. Around 6 main millet varieties famously used now. But cost is very high as compare to rice like 3 to 4 times. In future those prices may come down in high production. Nice topic.. spread the awareness of drought tolerance crops for better future.
I wish Chef Binta and her colleagues a smooth path to great success, as they pioneer the mass production of fonio. I hope to see this expand for people living in the Sahel, for women's financial security, for our environment, and for African economic growth; I hope to be able to try it, as well.
I hope this works out well because its going to be agriculture that will be the biggest incentive to build the green wall to its specification, and if they can reach the goal in mind then they will push the desert back even farther for more agriculture gains.
Millets were commonly used in India before wheat, now wheat flour is like ₹40/kg while millets generally are priced ₹130/kg, which is about 3 times as costly, when it comes to taste, wheat definitely wins, but in terms of nutrition millets are a clear winner, they have more micronutrients, no gluten, more fibres, easily digestible and have low glycaemic index (low blood sugar spike).
Finally! So glad to see ancient grains of West Africa here. You can purchase fonio in the States check out the brand Yolele foods, owned by Chef Pierre Thiam. The fonio is organic & grown by women in Senegal & Mali
From the Philippines here, thank you for sharing this.
I've seen a few TED talks on fonio. A mill has been developed (by an African engineer) to process it - not sure how widespread it has been marketed.
A single sorghum plant can produce 3 pounds of grain. One sorghum variety in Mongolia being cultivated by Mongolian nomads in the 1950s was recorded to be able to produce 4.95 pounds of grain under the harsh hot desert like conditions of Mongolia which is alternatingly EXTREMELY COLD ALSO for Mongolia is a combination of extreme cold and extreme heat.
There needs to be more research into it. How to mechanize and scale up all levels of production. How to increase yields. Only then will it be able to compete with other grains.
Man, they are realllllly stretching the definition of "colonize". Even pursuing their own culinary interests is not decolonizing. Europeans weren't sailing to other countries tries to force their cuisine on everyone. Honestly, for Africa's own benefits, people there should not focus so much on their role as a victim.
Needs to be cross bred with other millet to improve size, then back bred for hardiness.
Very cool to learn about great potential thats readily available like this.
Speaking of passing down knowledge... the video title or video cover could have included the name of the grain, fonio. How hard is to realise that?
Quinoa is the new bread. Hemp is the new plastic.
It's very tasty. You can also cook it with milk and sugar for new. Kind of like the way rolled oats are prepared.