Stories about the African Tree of Life
Eustace Libulelo talks about baobab uses in his home near the Bwabwata Nationalpark in Namibia. In the heart of the Kawango-Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area (KAZA TFCA) we get to a Continue Reading →
The fruits of the baobab or Baobab are known for their nutritious and healthy fruit powder. The population in their countries of origin uses the fruits for medicinal purposes and Continue Reading →
Some time ago I had a special wish for my birthday: I had asked my friends for a donation instead of presents. With the money I received I could fulfill Continue Reading →
Imagine how the fiery-hot jalapeño from Mexico combines with the fruity-creamy aroma of the baobab fruit powder ripened in the intense African sun – a fiesta of a special kind Continue Reading →
“Baobab is this prehistoric sacred life giving tree and it is truly unique. The tree is a highly adapted species to survive in the savannah and the fruit is part Continue Reading →
..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 →
“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 →
“We realized that baobab is money. We can earn some income from selling baobab”, says Ellen Chikatanda from Sarangwa village which is located in the Mount Darwin area in the Continue Reading →
“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 →
“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 →
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 →
Dominikus Collenberg uses an unusual indicator when it comes to identifying promising products for B’Ayoba: to everything that “sells well” he reacts allergic to as soon as he gets in Continue Reading →