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Tag Archives: Zimbabwe

The Baobab: “what a cool thing”..

Posted on 31. October 2016 by Heike Pander — Leave a reply
Silvia Weninger (right) with Baobab Fruit Collector and Child

..says Silvia Weninger about the tree. She did not only see the baobab close to the road while she was worked for a development project in Zimbabwe. The tree featured Continue Reading →

Posted in BaobabFriends, Fruit_Usage | Tagged B'Ayoba, Baobab, Baobab Früchte, development, Hilfswert Austria International, KAITE, Marketing Baobab, Organic Africa, Siliva Weninger, Zimbabwe | Leave a reply

Baobab – the Fairtrade Super Fruit

Posted on 25. October 2016 by Heike Pander — 3 Comments ↓
Gus "Ma-Uyu" Le Breton, Baobab

“The fact that in such a tough environment with so little moisture baobabs produce this enormous amazing incredible fruit” is one of the reasons why the trees are special, says Continue Reading →

Posted in BaobabFriends, Fruit_Usage | Tagged B'Ayoba, Baobab, Baobab Fruit Powder, Gus Le Breton, Zimbabwe | 3 Comments ↓

Same old Story: Whose is BIGGER?

Posted on 13. October 2016 by Heike Pander — Leave a reply
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Gus Le Breton shares a special baobab story of two farmers in Zimbabwe quarrelling about “who has the bigger one”. Naturally we talk about baobabs. We take a journey in Continue Reading →

Posted in General, Stories, Tree_Usage | Tagged Baobab, Baobab Story, Gus Le Breton, Zimbabwe | Leave a reply

Baobab is Much More Than a Relish

Posted on 30. September 2016 by Heike Pander — Leave a reply
Rosemary Katandi

“I did not collect much baobab fruit but I wish I had because the little bit of income that I earned helped me to support my children”, says Rosemary Katandi Continue Reading →

Posted in BaobabFriends, Fruit_Usage, Stories | Tagged Baobab, Baobab Powder, Kajokoto, Malaria, Rosemary Katandi, Zimbabwe | Leave a reply

Rerai Mundengoma: Baobab Helps

Posted on 28. September 2016 by Heike Pander — 1 Comment ↓
Rerai Mundengoma with Baobab Fruit

“Selling baobab fruit has helped me,” says Rerai Mundengoma, baobab fruit collector from Kajokoto Village near Mount Darwin in northern Zimbabwe. “I no longer have to ask my husband for Continue Reading →

Posted in BaobabFriends, Fruit_Usage, Stories | Tagged Baobab, Baobab Collector, Baobab Fruit, Kajokoto, Rerai Mundengoma, Zimbabwe | 1 Comment ↓

Baobab Products in a “Fairtrade Dress”

Posted on 26. September 2016 by Heike Pander — Leave a reply
Shamiso Mungwashu

Shamiso Mungwashu comes from Chimanimani in Manicaland Province, Zimbabwe. She calls herself a serious advocate for organic, Fairtrade and ‘access and benefit sharing’. “We need the companies in 20 years Continue Reading →

Posted in BaobabFriends, Fruit_Usage, Stories | Tagged Baobab, Baobab Usage, KAITE, Shamiso Mungwashu, Zimbabwe | Leave a reply

Baobab Art: Mana Pools Adventure

Posted on 11. September 2016 by Heike Pander — 5 Comments ↓
Wayne Stutchbury, Artist

Wayne Stutchbury, artist from Zimbabwe, about baobabs: “I am a sculptor and I just love their shape. They are amazing. If you look at them the skin reflects the light. Continue Reading →

Posted in Baobab_Location, BaobabFriends, Stories, Travel | Tagged Artist, Baobab, Baobab Art, Baobabs, Chiquenya, Chitaki, Elefanten, Wayne Stutchbury, Zimbabwe | 5 Comments ↓

Baobab Documentary from Zimbabwe

Posted on 9. September 2016 by Heike Pander — 7 Comments ↓
Ralph Stutchbury in a hollow Baobab

“You cannot just walk past a baobab, without noticing it,” said Ralph Stutchbury during our interview. The photographer, cameraman, conservationist and author lives in Harare, Zimbabwe. Long before I met Continue Reading →

Posted in BaobabFriends, Films | Tagged Baobab, Baobab Documentary, Baobab Film, Baobabs, Ralph Stutchbury, Zimbabwe | 7 Comments ↓

Selling Baobab: Chief Chiswiti explains

Posted on 22. July 2016 by Heike Pander — 5 Comments ↓
Shorty Kanzou, Chief Chiswiti

At six o’clock in the morning the temperatures at Kamutsenzere Grain Marketing Board in the Mount Darwin Area of Zimbabwe already seem too hot to make a significant move. Nevertheless, Continue Reading →

Posted in Baobab_Location, BaobabFriends, Stories, Travel | Tagged Baobab, Baobab Fruit, Fran Patsika, Kamutsenzere Grain Marketing Board, Ray Flight, Zimbabwe | 5 Comments ↓

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Video: “Baobabs – why they look the way they do…”

A short video with an attempt to explain why they look the way they do... To watch click on the photo, please.

Video: “Baobabs – a little introduction”

A short video introduction with basic information about Baobabs. To watch click on the photo, please.

“Baobabs – Icons of the Savannah”

Publication available in English and German. For more information click on the photo, please.

Photo Presentation: “Baobabs – Giants of the Savannah”

Photo Live Presentation about Baobabs in the Southern African Region. For more information click on the photo, please.

Photo Presentation: “Travel Acquaintances”

Photo-Live-Presentation about my Motorbike-Tour in the Southern African Region - including photographs and stories of baobabs and animals. For more information click on the photo, please.

Motorbike Adventure

"Not all went as planned. A journey through Southern Africa." MotorradAbenteuer, Ausgabe 2/2012 ma-logo-frei

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