Making fonio viable
Fonio, a grain famous in West Africa, is often referred to as "Africa’s tastiest cereal". Rich in fibre, fonio is healthy as well as delicious. But for centuries, fonio has had a major drawback – up to two hours of manual pounding and winnowing is needed to remove the husks from two kilos of grain before it can be cooked and served.
"The machine is an instrument to encourage fonio-planting. Wherever it is used, people start to plant fonio again.”
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More fonio, less labour
Sanoussi Diakité’s ambition is to promote fonio by making it easier to prepare.
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Mr Sanoussi Diakité
B.P. 1837
Dakar
SenegalTel: + 221 77 633 42 39
sanoussi34@hotmail.com sanoussi1@caramail.com
