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As African food becomes global, it is vital that the rich history and the stories behind West African dishes be shared with the world as well. Pearl millet originates from an area that includes Mali and Mauritania #AGRAF2022 1/9
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In Sudan-Sahel, millet and guinea corn (sorghum) are the traditional staple ingredients for food, drinks (kunu), and beer (burukutu and pito). This beer tradition has been wiped out in parts where the population adopted Islam #AGRAF2022 2/9 
Guinea yams—which originate from the area between Ghana and Nigeria—African rice, and Guinea corn were the staple sources of carbohydrates until the Portuguese later introduced cassava #AGRAF2022 3/9
