Digitaria exilis
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Digitaria exilis is a species of grass that is referred to as findi or fundi in areas of Africa such as The Gambia, with the English common names white fonio, fonio millet, hungry rice, and acha rice.
SEN Village Chief Theodore
Three seeds of white fonio
Fonio panicles maturing in Natitingou, northern Benin
Traditional fonio harvest with a sickle, Natitingou, northern Benin
Fonio
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Fonio, also sometimes called findi or acha, is the term for two cultivated grasses in the genus Digitaria that are important crops in parts of West Africa. It is a vital food source in many rural area
Digitaria exilis
…Digitaria exilis is a species of grass that is referred to as findi or fundi in areas of Africa such as The Gambia, with the English common names white fonio, fonio millet, hungry rice, and acha rice. It is the most important of a diverse group of wild and domesticated Digitaria species known as fonio that…
Winnowing fonio in Kédougou, Senegal
Acha (fonio)
Climate zone Fonio cultivation area