Africa

The Baobab Tree

These are some interesting facts and cultural beliefs about the majestic Baobab tree: Cultural beliefs It is believed that people who drink the water where baobab seeds have been soaked in will be protected from crocodile attacks. If young boys are bathed in water where the bark from a baobab tree trunk was soaked in, […]

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Acacia Tree

Sudan is the most important of the gum arabic producing countries, with 80% of the market. The Sudanese farmer grows millet for five years on his field and then plants gum trees. These help to refertilize the land as the gum tree is leguminous and fixes atmospheric nitrogen in the soil. This fallow period lasts

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