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https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0472/15/16/1769
Eat groundnuts with those who have teeth – especially if it’s a groundnut from Burkina Faso.
Recently, Bambara groundnut (BGN) gained great attention due to its high nutritional value, tolerance to drought and poor soils, and resistance to diseases and pests. As a legume, BGN can contribute to improving soil physicochemical properties by fixing atmospheric nitrogen through the nodulation process . The BGN grain is a good source of complete and balanced food. It contains up to 26–27% of protein, 55–56% of carbohydrates, 5–7% of fat, fibre, calcium, iron, and potassium. It is consumed in many ways and at different stages of maturity. BGN can be an alternative solution to animal protein deficiency in rural areas. BGN does not require major agricultural inputs and can be cultivated in rainfall-limited conditions. Therefore, BGN is a climate-smart crop for resilience under climate change. Due to its food and nutritional potentials, BGN has been recently regarded as a crop for the new millennium and a possible weapon in fighting against malnutrition in arid and sub-arid areas.
Niara Kwento, Tau Khamisi and 2 others1 Comment-
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