This Drought-Resistant Grain Could Feed a Warmer World

Protein-packed, gluten-free and drought-resistant, fonio — a grain indigenous to West Africa — has long been seen as an ideal crop for populations afflicted by climate-induced hunger. But a lack of research and serious investment has kept it from taking off.  

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