MEET THE SUPER GRAIN FROM AFRICA THAT COULD BECOME THE NEXT GLOBAL FAVOURITE
MEET THE SUPER GRAIN FROM AFRICA THAT COULD BECOME THE NEXT GLOBAL FAVOURITE ----------- 🍎🍌🍊 John Paul Iwuoha #smallstarter #africa #business #entrepreneurship #innovation ⛅🌨🌧🌨 Before imported rice became a staple in West Africa, #fonio had been grown and eaten in the region for more than 5,000 years. This nutritious and drought-resistant cereal is so rich in cultural significance that ancient Egyptians chose fonio as one of the grains they took in their tombs to the afterlife. Pierre Thiam, the Senegalese #entrepreneur and New York celebrity chef, is on a mission to bring back fonio. He is starting with the US market, and it's a move that makes a lot of sense. It's the same playbook that launched quinoa - another super grain - into the global limelight. And once fonio goes mainstream, African farmers will have the incentive to cultivate more fonio. Gluten-free, easy to digest, and with a low glycemic index, fonio contains amino acids methionine and cysteine, which suppor...