International Day of fonio? JULY 27

27.07.2015

WEST AFRICA: Tiny fonio cereal may hold

big answers in food crisis

Wanted by a number of African states, the international day of fonio exists since 2010 and is celebrated every year in July.
A little-known cereal, fonio ...

Considered in rich countries as a "minor cereal", white fonio is a grass of the family cultivated for its seeds poaceae in parts of Africa.

The quantities produced are modest, but nevertheless this plant has many qualities. It is used in food preparation and enters many African traditional recipes like couscous, porridge, dumplings, donuts and even bread.

Its nutritional value is compared with that of rice. It has the great advantage to simply poor soils to grow.

International Day of fonio? JULY 27

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