You may have heard of quinoa, amaranth, millet, and even couscous — but what is fonio? This tiny cereal grain originated in Africa, and while it’s not very well-known yet in North America, it has ...

Fonio is an African heritage grain — or ancient grain — that’s considered the continent’s oldest cultivated cereal (1). Native to West Africa, it’s a staple most commonly enjoyed in the mountainous ...

Despite being rich in nutrients and cultural heritage, fonio has been often undervalued, something that folks like chef Pierre Thiam, born and raised in Dakar, Senegal, and creator of Yolélé Foods, ...

Fonio is classified into the category of small millets. It is one of the oldest millets in circulation. These tiny white grains are very similar in appearance to quinoa and can also be used in a ...

Frequently referred to as "the new quinoa," fonio is one of the oldest grains cultivated in Africa. A member of the millet family, fonio is also one of the smallest grains, resembling sand when ...

Ancient grains, which are described by the advocacy group Whole Grains Council as those that have been largely unchanged over the last several hundred years, have become quite the contemporary ...

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In the wake of more people being intentional about what they eat and the quality of their diet, a Ghana-based e-commerce and agribusiness company is bringing knowledge to your doorsteps. OTI is a ...

The code has been copied to your clipboard. As climate change has challenged food security, some African countries that have relied on grain imports, like Senegal, are looking to indigenous grains ...

The global fonio market showed steady growth, rising from 373K tonnes in 2007, to 673K tonnes in 2016. Annual rates of growth stood at +6.8% in physical terms. The grain is mainly consumed in West ...