Monday, October 18, 2010

The Taming of the Dika: West Africa’s Most Eligible Wild Tree

by NourishingthePlanet

Crossposted from the Worldwatch Institute's Nourishing the Planet.

When forests are cleared in West Africa for firewood or for farmland, the Dika trees are, more often than not, left untouched. Farmers have too much to gain from harvesting the tree’s fruits and seeds to burn or discard a Dika found in the wild.



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