Decades of food delivery and 'miracle' seeds haven't addressed underlying causes of hunger. But new efforts to replicate Africa's original ecosystems are generating impressive, sustainable results.

(MENAFN- The Conversation) The conflict in Sudan has turned attention to a rarely discussed commodity: gum arabic. This product, the dried sap of certain species of acacia trees, is used mainly as ...

Across the Sahelian zone of Africa, native acacia trees offer a natural defense against the advance of the desert. Its deep roots can span up to six times the height of the tree, ...

From afar, the acacia trees look like they have been decorated with grass pom-poms. The birds have been busy, building shelters of straw and grass. Up close, the real shape of the "pom-poms" becomes ...

A total of 120,000 seeds from 13 African tree species, including the baobab, Adansonia digitata and white acacia, Faidherbia albida, were deposited in the icy chambers.

Did you know that acacia trees in Africa cry out when giraffes eat their leaves? (Downing et al., 2020). Did you know that chopping off the limb of a tree can cause it to suffer terribly?

Having lost their bodyguards, the acacia trees are being obliterated by elephants. The lions, which are ambush predators, rely on the tree cover to stalk and hide before pouncing on zebras.

This product, the dried sap of certain species of acacia trees, is used mainly as an additive in the soft drinks industry. Sudan accounts for about 70% of global gum arabic exports.

Did you know that acacia trees in Africa cry out when giraffes eat their leaves? (Downing et al., 2020). Did you know that chopping off the limb of a tree can cause it to suffer terribly? Perhaps ...

This product, the dried sap of certain species of acacia trees, is used mainly as an additive in the soft drinks industry. Sudan accounts for about 70% of global gum arabic exports .