Here in Canada, I can't find Baobab fruit anywhere. I was sent some from overseas and they were so delicious!! I planted the seeds and have three trees growing into their third year! I loved the song at the end of the video.❤
Hey Nigel, amazing to hear you've managed. to grow three baobabs in Canada. That's a real tribute to your patience and nurturing! Glad you enjoyed the song. It lifts my spirits every time I hear it!
Mukoma Dougie is the area manager for the baobab company that are buying fruit from Mai Matsika. As you can see, the villagers are very happy when he turns up with his truck and buys their fruit!
wonderfull tree. is there a method to BUY saplings or seeds of BAOBAB; so that we can try planting them in dryland areas of central to south INDIA? i would love to have them on our lands too
24 years is way too long! You need to find some now to snack on. There is one big difference now from 24 years ago, though. You can find it widely in shops all over the world now. That was unimaginable back then!
Totally disagree with your statement.... "The best way to protect the trees is to give them economic value", Hence same could be said of Palm Oil. Think again If Bio diverse audits are NOT the order of the day, "Exploitation" invariably becomes the norm.
I totally get what you're saying, and it's obviously a very real threat, especially for plants where the harvesting is inherently unsustainable (e.g. for many medicinal plants where the roots are the harvestable part). BUT, at the same time, the reality is this. Rural people in Africa need to survive. They do this traditionally through agriculture. Most arable cropping takes place in a monoculture and requires the land to be cleared of its indigenous vegetation. This is the point at which the landowner makes a decision - should a particular plant stay or should it go. If it's valuable, it's more likely to stay. If it's not, it's more likely to go. I've just been working on a baobab resource assessment in different parts of Zimbabwe and it was very apparent that people nurture and look after young baobab seedlings because they are valuable. So I stand by my original statement. But I also agree that we need healthy diverse ecosystems made up of fully functional plant communities. If the only plant left was the economically valuable baobab tree, it would be no different to a palm oil plantation and utterly disastrous from an ecological point of view. Ultimately we do need to be re-connected to our natural environment and to fully re-kindle our empathy for nature and the understanding of our place in the natural world. But we also need to appreciate that this is a process and it will take time (although I do believe we will get there eventually!).
The price is really going to depend on where you are, who you're selling to, whether the fruit are organically certified and a whole range of other variables. The range is likely to be between about US$0.05c/kg at the lowest end up to around US$0.50c/kg at the very upper end.
Here in Canada, I can't find Baobab fruit anywhere. I was sent some from overseas and they were so delicious!! I planted the seeds and have three trees growing into their third year! I loved the song at the end of the video.❤
Hey Nigel, amazing to hear you've managed. to grow three baobabs in Canada. That's a real tribute to your patience and nurturing! Glad you enjoyed the song. It lifts my spirits every time I hear it!
Thanks to you Gus, Mukoma Dougie and Bayoba for uplifting the often left out and struggling rural communities.
Thanks! As you heard, Mukoma Dougie comes in for quite some appreciation from Mai Matsika and her fellow baobab harvesters!
After I see your video about baobab trees, I started to consume more and more. Keep up the good work
I am especially happy to see them replanting the baobab. Very good
I was also happy to see that!
whoever Mukoma Dougie is: Thank you! Thank you African Plant Hunter for showing this
Mukoma Dougie is the area manager for the baobab company that are buying fruit from Mai Matsika. As you can see, the villagers are very happy when he turns up with his truck and buys their fruit!
Loved this video. very informative and useful information.
Thanks for Talking about my country. Ndinotenda zvikuru
Thank you!
Hi. Do you the song they're singing?
Great video mate keep them up! Tatenda!
Thanks, appreciate the kind words!
wonderfull tree. is there a method to BUY saplings or seeds of BAOBAB; so that we can try planting them in dryland areas of central to south INDIA? i would love to have them on our lands too
Definitely. Try these guys: www.seedsforafrica.co.za/
great video with a sound message
Glad you enjoyed it
Man I miss baobab it's so nice to just snack on while watching videos, I could eat so much of it right now it's been 24 years since I had a taste.
24 years is way too long! You need to find some now to snack on. There is one big difference now from 24 years ago, though. You can find it widely in shops all over the world now. That was unimaginable back then!
I like your channel keep it up sire
How about the seed
Totally disagree with your statement.... "The best way to protect the trees is to give them economic value",
Hence same could be said of Palm Oil. Think again
If Bio diverse audits are NOT the order of the day, "Exploitation" invariably becomes the norm.
I totally get what you're saying, and it's obviously a very real threat, especially for plants where the harvesting is inherently unsustainable (e.g. for many medicinal plants where the roots are the harvestable part). BUT, at the same time, the reality is this. Rural people in Africa need to survive. They do this traditionally through agriculture. Most arable cropping takes place in a monoculture and requires the land to be cleared of its indigenous vegetation. This is the point at which the landowner makes a decision - should a particular plant stay or should it go. If it's valuable, it's more likely to stay. If it's not, it's more likely to go. I've just been working on a baobab resource assessment in different parts of Zimbabwe and it was very apparent that people nurture and look after young baobab seedlings because they are valuable. So I stand by my original statement. But I also agree that we need healthy diverse ecosystems made up of fully functional plant communities. If the only plant left was the economically valuable baobab tree, it would be no different to a palm oil plantation and utterly disastrous from an ecological point of view. Ultimately we do need to be re-connected to our natural environment and to fully re-kindle our empathy for nature and the understanding of our place in the natural world. But we also need to appreciate that this is a process and it will take time (although I do believe we will get there eventually!).
Anyone know the song they're singing?
It's an adaptation of a church song. Not uncommon in their area.
@@AfricanPlantHunter I find it to be beautiful. Do you know a long version of it on RUclips? Thanks.
How much a kg of baobab fruit
The price is really going to depend on where you are, who you're selling to, whether the fruit are organically certified and a whole range of other variables. The range is likely to be between about US$0.05c/kg at the lowest end up to around US$0.50c/kg at the very upper end.
Need seeds pls
I bye seed in india
Amazing!
Why is she and her family still poor
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