(African Farming) Baobab use goes beyond fruits and vegetables

The Nairobi-based World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF) has released a new publication to increase knowledge on the baobab tree that inhabits regions along the Kenyan coast. The publication Descriptors for Baobab will accelerate and improve research on this iconic tree that has many uses for farmers across East Africa and beyond. Katja Kehlenbeck, research scientist at ICRAF, said, “Baobab is the first neglected, undomesticated African food tree species to enter the Descriptors Series.” Read more