fonio

He got acquainted with a plant no Amishman before him had ever sown, a crabgrass called fonio, a staple cereal and source of beer-malt on

Blind Man's Lantern Allen Kim Lang

(Digitaria exilis), a West African cereal crop also known as "fonio," and ensete

Chapter 4 1992

Fonio Fonio and black fonio are African grasses distantly related to maize and sorghum.

On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004

Fonio Fonio and black fonio are African grasses distantly related to maize and sorghum.

On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004

Some groups dislike black fonio because, compared with the white form, it is more difficult to dehusk with the traditional pestle.

3. Fonio (Acha) 1996

Each year West African farmers devote approximately 300,000 hectares to cultivating fonio, and the crop supplies food to 3 -4 million people.

3. Fonio (Acha) 1996

FIGURE: For a crop that is so little known to science, fonio is surprisingly widely grown.

3. Fonio (Acha) 1996

In a sample of black fonio, a protein content of 11.8 percent was recorded.

3. Fonio (Acha) 1996

This last figure means that fonio protein contains almost twice as much methionine as egg protein contains.

3. Fonio (Acha) 1996

In certain areas, fonio may sometimes be planted together with sorghum or pearl millet.

3. Fonio (Acha) 1996

For thousands of years, farmers across west Africa have cultivated fonio – a kind of millet that tastes like a slightly nuttier couscous or quinoa.

Diet for a hotter climate: five plants that could help feed the world Cecilia Nowell 2022

Though laborious, growing fonio, one of Africa’s oldest cultivated grains, is simple and reliable, say Kamara’s Bedik people.

‘Fonio just grows naturally’: could ancient indigenous crops ensure food security for Africa? Kaamil Ahmed 2022

Like fonio, an African grain, amaranth is not a new crop, but one that is experiencing a resurgence as communities adapt to the climate crisis.

Diet for a hotter climate: five plants that could help feed the world Cecilia Nowell 2022

Only breaking at midday to refuel on peanuts and palm wine, the village works methodically as a unit to grow fonio – a precious grain crucial to their diets that only takes days to germinate and can be harvested in as little as six weeks.

‘Fonio just grows naturally’: could ancient indigenous crops ensure food security for Africa? Kaamil Ahmed 2022