Growing Indigenous food trees in East Africa fights malnutrition and biodiversity loss
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A workshop in Malawi gathered landscape restoration workers to share knowledge about planting Indigenous food trees like the masuku plum, which research shows improves nutrition (folate, zinc, vitamin A) and supports biodiversity while combating deforestation across East Africa.
The work advocates for integration of Indigenous and introduced tree species, not replacement of all existing restoration efforts.
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