Improving the African Yam Bean – neglected crop
Dr Daniel Adewale, 47, is the world’s African yam bean expert. As he eats his lunch at the World Agroforestry… Read More »Improving the African Yam Bean – neglected crop
Dr Daniel Adewale, 47, is the world’s African yam bean expert. As he eats his lunch at the World Agroforestry… Read More »Improving the African Yam Bean – neglected crop
Hearty applause mingled with the sound of drumbeat at the World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF) as the African Plant Breeding Academy… Read More »ICRAF and partners launch first African Plant Breeding Academy
The African Orphan Crops Consortium (AOCC) yesterday opened the African Plant Breeding Academy to help improve the livelihoods of Africa’s… Read More »Plant Breeding Academy: boosting Africa’s food supply with improved indigenous crops
Common Name:Mangosteen Description The mangosteen is a small, evergreen tree, very slow-growing, erect with a pyramidal crown; attains 6-25 m… Read More »Garcinia mangostana
Common Name:Roselle Description Hibiscus sabdariffa is an erect, mostly branched, annual shrub. Stem reddish in colour and up to 3.5… Read More »Hibiscus sabdariffa
Common Name:Mango Description Mangifera indica is a large evergreen tree to 20 m tall with a dark green, umbrella-shaped crown.… Read More »Mangifera indica
Common Name:African Mangosteen Description Garcinia livingstonei is a shrub or small evergreen tree to 10 m; crown dense, spreading or… Read More »Garcinia livingstonii
Common Name:Marula Description Sclerocarya birrea ssp. caffra is a medium to large tree, usually 9 m tall, but trees up… Read More »Sclerocarya birrea
Common Name:Wild Custard Apple Description Annona senegalensis is a shrub or small tree 2-6 m tall but may reach 11… Read More »Annona senegalensis.
Common Name:Custard Apple Description Annona reticulata is a low, erect tree, with a rounded or spreading crown and trunk 25-35… Read More »Annona reticulata