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Senegal Celebrates ‘Day of Fonio’ As Food Insecurity Looms

[VOA] Kedougou — As climate change has challenged food security, some African countries that have relied on grain imports, like Senegal, are looking to indigenous grains like fonio that thrive in drier soil. Senegal celebrates an annual « Day of Fonio » to urge increased production of the nutritious grain.

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