Indigenous Vegetables regaining Popularity

Duncan Mboyah at the Africa Science News reports:

According to a recent study conducted in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda, there is high demand for cowpeas (kunde), African nightshade (managu), spiderplant (saga/dek) and amaranths (mchicha) in major supermarkets. Jute mallow (mrenda/apoth), slenderleaf (mtoo), African Kale (kandhira) and pumpkin leaf (malenge) follow closely in that order as common delicacies in most homes and restaurants. Over 90 percent of the farmers interviewed during the study observed that there had been an increase in the cultivation of the underutilized,indigenous African leafy vegetables as a result of an increased demand and promotion...[continue reading]

via The Agrobiodiversity Grapevine
photo courtesy of avrdc