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Growing Indigenous food trees in East Africa fights malnutrition and biodiversity loss

When the sugary-sweet masuku plum is in season in Malawi, locals go wild over it. "They will eat it while traveling, in the bath, on the streets … they just eat," said Richard Swirah, an agroecologist with the Malawi chapter of the organization WeForest.

Growing Indigenous food trees in East Africa fights malnutrition and biodiversity loss

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When the sugary-sweet masuku plum is in season in Malawi, locals go wild over it.

"They will eat it while traveling, in the bath, on the streets … they just eat," said Richard Swirah, an agroecologist with the Malawi chapter of the organization WeForest.

Swirah has seen firsthand that native fruits like the masuku (Uapaca […]

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When the sugary-sweet masuku plum is in season in Malawi, locals go wild over it. "They will eat it while traveling, in the bath, on the streets … they just eat," said Richard Swirah, an agroecologist with the Malawi chapter of the organization WeForest. Swirah has seen firsthand that native fruits like the masuku (Uapaca […]

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Swirah has seen firsthand that native fruits like the masuku (Uapaca […]

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