{"id":3207,"date":"2021-06-25T17:38:58","date_gmt":"2021-06-25T17:38:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/africadays.org\/?p=3207"},"modified":"2021-10-20T21:56:55","modified_gmt":"2021-10-20T21:56:55","slug":"fonio-the-sahels-super-grain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/africadays.org\/en\/fonio-the-sahels-super-grain\/","title":{"rendered":"Fonio, The Sahel\u2019s Super Grain"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3207\" class=\"elementor elementor-3207\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9eedd54 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9eedd54\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-844a5ae\" data-id=\"844a5ae\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad468f6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ad468f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><h3>Fostering new economic opportunities and improving the resilience of communities<\/h3><\/div><p>This project aims to boost the economic development of fonio, an essential cereal for food security strategies of the Malian population, by strengthening its value chain from production through marketing. The Mopti region, targeted by the project, is characterized by precariousness and high food and nutritional insecurity, especially during the agricultural lean season.<\/p><p>This project responds to the needs of the population and aims strengthen food resilience by creating more efficient production and marketing conditions for the Malian fonio sector.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4a6c8bc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4a6c8bc\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-73dbaa7\" data-id=\"73dbaa7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-2454403 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2454403\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-9984bd9\" data-id=\"9984bd9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4138aff elementor-flip-box--effect-flip elementor-flip-box--direction-up elementor-widget elementor-widget-flip-box\" data-id=\"4138aff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"flip-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer elementor-flip-box__front\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper elementor-view-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fas fa-globe-africa\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tREGION\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer elementor-flip-box__back\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMali, Mopti region\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-011911b\" data-id=\"011911b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b00fc9e elementor-flip-box--effect-flip elementor-flip-box--direction-up elementor-widget elementor-widget-flip-box\" data-id=\"b00fc9e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"flip-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer elementor-flip-box__front\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper elementor-view-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"far fa-calendar-alt\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDuration\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer elementor-flip-box__back\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t3 YEARS\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4a59157 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4a59157\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-40c20c7\" data-id=\"40c20c7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7cf944e elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"7cf944e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0ceb3cb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0ceb3cb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ab33fb1\" data-id=\"ab33fb1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fbfe36b elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"fbfe36b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-aa8a75f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"aa8a75f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-053fe0a\" data-id=\"053fe0a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad73040 elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"ad73040\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-title\">increase in production of fonio<\/div>\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"2000\" data-to-value=\"30\" data-from-value=\"0\" data-delimiter=\",\">0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\">%<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-40a6b5d\" data-id=\"40a6b5d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c0e59c elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"0c0e59c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-title\">jobs created of which 75% are for women<\/div>\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"2000\" data-to-value=\"10000\" data-from-value=\"0\" data-delimiter=\",\">0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-9cd64ba\" data-id=\"9cd64ba\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b0c7c64 elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"b0c7c64\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-title\">service centers and 6 professional cooperatives established to support processing and marketing  <\/div>\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"2000\" data-to-value=\"27\" data-from-value=\"0\" data-delimiter=\",\">0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-eb02cf8\" data-id=\"eb02cf8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64bde5c elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"64bde5c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-title\">households improved<\/div>\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"2000\" data-to-value=\"1200\" data-from-value=\"0\" data-delimiter=\",\">0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e4c80a3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"e4c80a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1764471 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1764471\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-528c3e7\" data-id=\"528c3e7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-205c32c elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"205c32c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-96ffefc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"96ffefc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">BY INVESTING IN THIS PROJECT YOU WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE SDGS:\u200b<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-30be950 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"30be950\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-af73c81\" data-id=\"af73c81\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56c4ed9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"56c4ed9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/africadays.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/F-WEB-Goal-01-300x300-1-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-3324\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/africadays.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/F-WEB-Goal-01-300x300-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/africadays.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/F-WEB-Goal-01-300x300-1.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1706c9d\" data-id=\"1706c9d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16a218a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"16a218a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/africadays.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/F-WEB-Goal-02-150x150-1-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-3326\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-9e2d373\" data-id=\"9e2d373\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71210bf elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"71210bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/africadays.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/F-WEB-Goal-05-150x150-1-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-3328\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7394f93\" data-id=\"7394f93\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-efe4ddd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"efe4ddd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/africadays.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/E_SDG-goals_icons-individual-rgb-08-1-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-3362\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/africadays.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/E_SDG-goals_icons-individual-rgb-08-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/africadays.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/E_SDG-goals_icons-individual-rgb-08-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/africadays.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/E_SDG-goals_icons-individual-rgb-08-1-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/africadays.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/E_SDG-goals_icons-individual-rgb-08-1-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/africadays.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/E_SDG-goals_icons-individual-rgb-08-1.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26fa557 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"26fa557\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44e8bd1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"44e8bd1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">OUR APPROACH<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8edebdd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8edebdd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Fonio is a Sahelian cereal that is well suited for degraded soil and climatic hazards, which makes it essential during the agricultural lean season to combat food insecurity. We can count on this crop even when rain is sparse, making it a treasure for arid regions facing climatic hazards. Gluten-free and rich in protein, fonio has important nutritional qualities, which underline its return to the forefront of Sahelian agricultural.<\/p><p>The project&#8217;s aims to restructure the fonio sector at all levels by organizing producers into professional groups and providing them with local agricultural services to improve their production volume and income. This project aims to create 12 processing and marketing centers to restructure the sector and increase the value of this product.<\/p><p>More than 10,000 jobs will be created at all levels of the fonio sector, 75% of which will be for women who traditionally play an active role in fonio processing (95%).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a22396 elementor-hidden-phone elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"7a22396\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/a_wLcBBlqpQ&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c58779 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"3c58779\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f8f063 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5f8f063\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">FUNDING FOR THIS PROJECT<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-afce159 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"afce159\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7174ff0\" data-id=\"7174ff0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19e6ed8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-price-table\" data-id=\"19e6ed8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"price-table.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-price-table\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-price-table__header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-price-table__heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tBY INVESTING\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-price-table__price\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-price-table__currency\">&#036;<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-price-table__integer-part\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t147,000\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-price-table__features-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-repeater-item-7b70d9d\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-price-table__feature-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconvert 75 hectares of land into irrigated perimeters which will cultivated by 300 households  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-dd04b76\" data-id=\"dd04b76\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64103f4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-price-table\" data-id=\"64103f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"price-table.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-price-table\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-price-table__header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-price-table__heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tBY INVESTING\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-price-table__price\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-price-table__currency\">&#036;<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-price-table__integer-part\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t100,000\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-price-table__features-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-repeater-item-7b70d9d\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-price-table__feature-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tcontribute to the creation of one service center for smallholder fonio farmers \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-006aab7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"006aab7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0aedc8d elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"0aedc8d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-lg\" href=\"https:\/\/sossahel.ngo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Bache_Marketplace_VEN_Fonio-the-Sahels-super-grain_VF.pdf\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Download more information on this project<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a76e755 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"a76e755\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2636431 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2636431\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">CONTACT US<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fd4d87e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fd4d87e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-739ca95\" data-id=\"739ca95\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-367b7cb elementor-button-align-stretch elementor-widget elementor-widget-form\" data-id=\"367b7cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;button_width&quot;:&quot;20&quot;,&quot;step_next_label&quot;:&quot;Next&quot;,&quot;step_previous_label&quot;:&quot;Previous&quot;,&quot;step_type&quot;:&quot;number_text&quot;,&quot;step_icon_shape&quot;:&quot;circle&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"form.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<form class=\"elementor-form\" method=\"post\" name=\"Marketplace Form\">\n\t\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"post_id\" value=\"3207\"\/>\n\t\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"form_id\" value=\"367b7cb\"\/>\n\t\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"referer_title\" value=\"Africa Days\" \/>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-form-fields-wrapper elementor-labels-above\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-field-type-text elementor-field-group elementor-column elementor-field-group-name elementor-col-50 elementor-field-required elementor-mark-required\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<label for=\"form-field-name\" class=\"elementor-field-label\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tName\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input size=\"1\" type=\"text\" name=\"form_fields[name]\" id=\"form-field-name\" class=\"elementor-field elementor-size-sm  elementor-field-textual\" placeholder=\"First and Last Name\" required=\"required\" aria-required=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-field-type-email elementor-field-group elementor-column elementor-field-group-email elementor-col-50 elementor-field-required elementor-mark-required\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<label for=\"form-field-email\" class=\"elementor-field-label\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEmail\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input size=\"1\" type=\"email\" name=\"form_fields[email]\" id=\"form-field-email\" class=\"elementor-field elementor-size-sm  elementor-field-textual\" placeholder=\"Email\" required=\"required\" aria-required=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-field-type-textarea elementor-field-group elementor-column elementor-field-group-message elementor-col-100 elementor-field-required elementor-mark-required\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<label for=\"form-field-message\" class=\"elementor-field-label\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tComment or Message\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<textarea class=\"elementor-field-textual elementor-field  elementor-size-sm\" name=\"form_fields[message]\" id=\"form-field-message\" rows=\"4\" placeholder=\"Message\" required=\"required\" aria-required=\"true\"><\/textarea>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-field-group elementor-column elementor-field-type-submit elementor-col-20 e-form__buttons\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"elementor-button elementor-size-lg\" type=\"submit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Submit<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/form>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fostering new economic opportunities and improving the resilience of communities This project aims to boost the economic development of fonio, an essential cereal for food security strategies of the Malian population, by strengthening its value chain from production through marketing. The Mopti region, targeted by the project, is characterized by precariousness and high food and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":3105,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[30],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3207","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-marketplace-english"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Fonio, The Sahel\u2019s Super Grain - Africa Days<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/africadays.org\/en\/fonio-the-sahels-super-grain\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Fonio, The Sahel\u2019s Super Grain - Africa Days\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Fostering new economic opportunities and improving the resilience of communities This project aims to boost the economic development of fonio, an essential cereal for food security strategies of the Malian population, by strengthening its value chain from production through marketing. The Mopti region, targeted by the project, is characterized by precariousness and high food and [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/africadays.org\/en\/fonio-the-sahels-super-grain\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Africa Days\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2021-06-25T17:38:58+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2021-10-20T21:56:55+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/africadays.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Screen-Shot-2021-06-16-at-11.57.07-AM.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1060\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"706\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Sam\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Sam\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/africadays.org\/en\/fonio-the-sahels-super-grain\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/africadays.org\/en\/fonio-the-sahels-super-grain\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Sam\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/africadays.org\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/8b94f13066bd03f807c10baea654d2d2\"},\"headline\":\"Fonio, The Sahel\u2019s Super Grain\",\"datePublished\":\"2021-06-25T17:38:58+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2021-10-20T21:56:55+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/africadays.org\/en\/fonio-the-sahels-super-grain\/\"},\"wordCount\":334,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/africadays.org\/en\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/africadays.org\/en\/fonio-the-sahels-super-grain\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/africadays.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Screen-Shot-2021-06-16-at-11.57.07-AM.png\",\"articleSection\":[\"Marketplace English\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/africadays.org\/en\/fonio-the-sahels-super-grain\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/africadays.org\/en\/fonio-the-sahels-super-grain\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/africadays.org\/en\/fonio-the-sahels-super-grain\/\",\"name\":\"Fonio, The Sahel\u2019s Super Grain - Africa Days\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/africadays.org\/en\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/africadays.org\/en\/fonio-the-sahels-super-grain\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/africadays.org\/en\/fonio-the-sahels-super-grain\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/africadays.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Screen-Shot-2021-06-16-at-11.57.07-AM.png\",\"datePublished\":\"2021-06-25T17:38:58+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2021-10-20T21:56:55+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/africadays.org\/en\/fonio-the-sahels-super-grain\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/africadays.org\/en\/fonio-the-sahels-super-grain\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/africadays.org\/en\/fonio-the-sahels-super-grain\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/africadays.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Screen-Shot-2021-06-16-at-11.57.07-AM.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/africadays.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Screen-Shot-2021-06-16-at-11.57.07-AM.png\",\"width\":1060,\"height\":706},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/africadays.org\/en\/fonio-the-sahels-super-grain\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/africadays.org\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Fonio, The Sahel\u2019s Super Grain\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/africadays.org\/en\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/africadays.org\/en\/\",\"name\":\"Africa Days\",\"description\":\"\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/africadays.org\/en\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/africadays.org\/en\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/africadays.org\/en\/#organization\",\"name\":\"SOS SAHEL\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/africadays.org\/en\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/africadays.org\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/africadays.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/AfricaDays_logo.svg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/africadays.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/AfricaDays_logo.svg\",\"caption\":\"SOS SAHEL\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/africadays.org\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/africadays.org\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/8b94f13066bd03f807c10baea654d2d2\",\"name\":\"Sam\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/africadays.org\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/c8254029726fc592b56a3f310579f97f8add85491a3c935a8c2c38719cee7295?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/c8254029726fc592b56a3f310579f97f8add85491a3c935a8c2c38719cee7295?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Sam\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/africadays.org\/en\/author\/sam\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Fonio, The Sahel\u2019s Super Grain - Africa Days","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/africadays.org\/en\/fonio-the-sahels-super-grain\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Fonio, The Sahel\u2019s Super Grain - Africa Days","og_description":"Fostering new economic opportunities and improving the resilience of communities This project aims to boost the economic development of fonio, an essential cereal for food security strategies of the Malian population, by strengthening its value chain from production through marketing. The Mopti region, targeted by the project, is characterized by precariousness and high food and [&hellip;]","og_url":"https:\/\/africadays.org\/en\/fonio-the-sahels-super-grain\/","og_site_name":"Africa Days","article_published_time":"2021-06-25T17:38:58+00:00","article_modified_time":"2021-10-20T21:56:55+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1060,"height":706,"url":"https:\/\/africadays.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Screen-Shot-2021-06-16-at-11.57.07-AM.png","type":"image\/png"}],"author":"Sam","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Sam","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/africadays.org\/en\/fonio-the-sahels-super-grain\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/africadays.org\/en\/fonio-the-sahels-super-grain\/"},"author":{"name":"Sam","@id":"https:\/\/africadays.org\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/8b94f13066bd03f807c10baea654d2d2"},"headline":"Fonio, The Sahel\u2019s Super Grain","datePublished":"2021-06-25T17:38:58+00:00","dateModified":"2021-10-20T21:56:55+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/africadays.org\/en\/fonio-the-sahels-super-grain\/"},"wordCount":334,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/africadays.org\/en\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/africadays.org\/en\/fonio-the-sahels-super-grain\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/africadays.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Screen-Shot-2021-06-16-at-11.57.07-AM.png","articleSection":["Marketplace English"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/africadays.org\/en\/fonio-the-sahels-super-grain\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/africadays.org\/en\/fonio-the-sahels-super-grain\/","url":"https:\/\/africadays.org\/en\/fonio-the-sahels-super-grain\/","name":"Fonio, The Sahel\u2019s Super Grain - Africa Days","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/africadays.org\/en\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/africadays.org\/en\/fonio-the-sahels-super-grain\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/africadays.org\/en\/fonio-the-sahels-super-grain\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/africadays.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Screen-Shot-2021-06-16-at-11.57.07-AM.png","datePublished":"2021-06-25T17:38:58+00:00","dateModified":"2021-10-20T21:56:55+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/africadays.org\/en\/fonio-the-sahels-super-grain\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/africadays.org\/en\/fonio-the-sahels-super-grain\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/africadays.org\/en\/fonio-the-sahels-super-grain\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/africadays.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Screen-Shot-2021-06-16-at-11.57.07-AM.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/africadays.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Screen-Shot-2021-06-16-at-11.57.07-AM.png","width":1060,"height":706},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/africadays.org\/en\/fonio-the-sahels-super-grain\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/africadays.org\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Fonio, The Sahel\u2019s Super Grain"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/africadays.org\/en\/#website","url":"https:\/\/africadays.org\/en\/","name":"Africa Days","description":"","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/africadays.org\/en\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/africadays.org\/en\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/africadays.org\/en\/#organization","name":"SOS SAHEL","url":"https:\/\/africadays.org\/en\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/africadays.org\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/africadays.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/AfricaDays_logo.svg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/africadays.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/AfricaDays_logo.svg","caption":"SOS SAHEL"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/africadays.org\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/africadays.org\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/8b94f13066bd03f807c10baea654d2d2","name":"Sam","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/africadays.org\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/c8254029726fc592b56a3f310579f97f8add85491a3c935a8c2c38719cee7295?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/c8254029726fc592b56a3f310579f97f8add85491a3c935a8c2c38719cee7295?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Sam"},"url":"https:\/\/africadays.org\/en\/author\/sam\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/africadays.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3207","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/africadays.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/africadays.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/africadays.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/africadays.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3207"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/africadays.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3207\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3444,"href":"https:\/\/africadays.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3207\/revisions\/3444"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/africadays.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3105"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/africadays.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3207"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/africadays.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3207"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/africadays.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3207"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}