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Pays:
UK
N ° de modèle:
-
Prix FOB:
( Negotiable ) Obtenir le dernier prix
Localité:
West Africa
Prix de commande minimale:
-
Commande minimale:
200 Kilogram
Packaging Detail:
Stand Up Pouch
Heure de livraison:
20-30 Days
Capacité de Fournir:
2 Metric Ton per Week
Payment Type:
T/T, L/C, Western Union, PayPal
Groupe de produits :
-
UK
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Our fonio grains are de-husked, thoroughly hand washed &
naturally dried to preserve the most authentic & premium
quality fonio. Fonio is a preeminent African superfood that is
harvested in the savannas of West Africa. This millet grain is
little-known outside of Africa but, like quinoa, the grains are
used in porridge and as couscous but is known to be much healthier
choice. Fonio is one of the most nutritious of all grains.
Fonio is an annual tropical grass grown in West Africa for its
tiny and husked seeds. In this region, fonio grain plays a major
role in food security, preventing food shortages as it ripens
outstandingly faster than other crops and can be harvested one
month before other cereals like maize or millet. An important
trait of fonio is its resistance to drought and its adaptation to
climate change. Fonio crop residues like straw and chaff are used
as fodder and are often sold in markets for this purpose.
Fonio is one of the oldest indigenous cereal of West Africa and
its cultivation dates back to ***0 BCE. The main domestication
centre of fonio was reported to be the central delta of the River
Niger. In the *4th century, in "Voyage to Sudan", Berber explorer
Ibn Battûta reported a couscous prepared with "foûni", a grain
"which is like mustard seed". In the *9th century, French
explorer Ren Caill describes fonio as a small grass species and
staple food used to prepare the gruel "tau". In the early *0th
century it was reported to grow fast and prevent food
shortages.
Fonio is cultivated in West Africa between the 8 and *4°N from
the Senegal to Lake Chad. Eastwards it is replaced by the finger
millet (Eleusine coracana). Fonio is widely cultivated in Mali,
Burkina Faso, Ivory Cost, Nigeria, Benin, and Senegal. In Guinea,
it is a staple food in the mountainous regions of Fouta-Djalon.
Outside Africa, fonio was introduced in the *5th century in the
Dominican Republic where it is valued for its resistance to
drought.
Fonio can grow in tropical climate in lowlands where annual
rainfall is between **0 and ***0 mm with a marked dry season, and
average temperatures ranging from *5 to *0°C. At higher
altitudes, in the mountains of Fouta-Djalon at up to ***0 m
altitude, fonio is grown where annual rainfall is between ***0
and ***0 mm and temperatures are cooler (*5 to *5 °C during the
growing season). Fonio grows in most soils: sandy, loamy, stony
and shallow, and even on very poor and infertile soils. It can
grow on steep slopes and in wetter areas, commonly along
rivers;Â Only very clayey soils are less suitable for fonio
cultivation. Fonio can grow on acidic soils with high aluminium
content that are lethal to other crops.
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| Pays: | UK |
| N ° de modèle: | - |
| Prix FOB: | ( Negotiable ) Obtenir le dernier prix |
| Localité: | West Africa |
| Prix de commande minimale: | - |
| Commande minimale: | 200 Kilogram |
| Packaging Detail: | Stand Up Pouch |
| Heure de livraison: | 20-30 Days |
| Capacité de Fournir: | 2 Metric Ton per Week |
| Payment Type: | T/T, L/C, Western Union, PayPal |
| Groupe de produits : | - |
