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World Service,07 Apr 1999,13 mins

Putting Fonio back on the Menu

The Farming World

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Fonio or 'hunger rice' grows in very dry conditions but its tiny seed makes threshing and grinding hard work. A new machine invented by Sanoussi Diakité in Senegal could put the traditional cereal with its many health-giving properties back on Sub-Saharan menus. Plus, making beautiful soil in Malawi.

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