The baobab tree has a most significant importance to the people of northern Ghana. The leaves and fruit provide an excellent source of nutrition while the bark has medicinal values. And it’s a magical tree venerated by the locals. My colleague, Scott Christiansen, travelled to the village of Punga, just a few klicks south of the border with Burkina Faso in northern Ghana, for the Crop Trust to learn how a women’s association uses the baobab tree to its fullest potential. We sat for several hours in the shade of an…

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