Crossposted from the Worldwatch Institute's Nourishing the Planet.
You may not have heard of fonio, but it is Africa’s oldest cereal. For the Dogon people of Mali, fonio is "the seed of the universe" – an appropriate name considering its high nutritional value, and adaptability to the region’s soil and climate. From Lake Chad to the savannah regions of Senegal and Guinea, fonio is an important source of food for some 4 million people across West Africa.
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