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Reviving African fruit species (EurekAlert!) |
One resource that could help combat malnutrition and rural poverty in sub-Saharan Africa is largely untapped, says a new report from the National Research Council. Native fruit species that have fed Africans for thousands of years — such as butterfruit and ebony — are now largely neglected and displaced by non-native species, leaving the indigenous plants’ potential unrealized.
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