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Patrick Maundu

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Avenue of the Baobabs, Grandidier’s baobabs lining unpaved Road No.8 between Morondava and Belon’i Tsiribihina, Menabe, Madagascar, Africa. (Photo by: Arterra / Marica van der Meer/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)
AFRICAN BAOBAB SIGNIFICANCE

Baobab is a superfood with growing global demand – that’s bad news for the sacred African tree

They can survive prolonged droughts thanks to their ability to store water in their huge trunks, which can attain a diameter of 10 metres or more

  • Patrick Maundu
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