The Island10d
CASSAVA:‘THE CINDERELLA OF THE POOR’
When I undertook a sociological survey, at the age of 23 years among the Veddas of Wellassa-Bintenne in 1950, I came to ...
Smithsonian Magazine14d
Smithsonian Scientists Discover That Traditional Agricultural Practices in the Amazon Helped Yield an Enduring Crop Clone
Genetic analyses and interviews with Indigenous farmers revealed that most manioc crops resemble each other across time and ...
Newspoint on MSN13d
10 Amazing Health Benefits Of Cassava
Cassava (Manihot esculenta), also known as yuca or manioc, is a starchy root vegetable widely consumed in tropical regions.
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‘We want our land back’: Senegal’s fertile coast under threat as giant mining dredger advances, impacting livelihoods and environment
Like something from the science fiction film Dune, the “world’s biggest mining dredger” has been swallowing acre after acre ...
InsideNoVa9d
Giant mine machine swallowing up Senegal's fertile coast
Like something from the science fiction film "Dune", the "world's biggest mining dredger" has been swallowing acre after acre ...
Pacific Daily News3d
Giant mine machine swallowing up Senegal's fertile coast
Local communities also accuse the mine of destroying and "degrading the soil and the dunes" and threatening their water and food security ... Surrounded by dead manioc and banana plants, he ...