Fonio Cereal Grains: The climate-resilient grains for sustainable food security (en Inglés) - Afam I. O. Jideani

This text demonstrates the importance of fonio (Digitaria spp.), a small-grained cereal known as acha and iburu in West Africa, in the global conversation on food security, sustainability and biodiversity. Fonio has been cultivated for millennia in the Sahel and savanna regions, where its resilience to challenging growing conditions has made it a staple crop for many communities. Despite its significant cultural and historical value, fonio remains largely underutilized and underrepresented in international agricultural and nutritional discourse.

Fonio Cereal Grains: The climate-resilient grains for sustainable food security spotlights fonio as a globally relevant crop with the potential to address pressing challenges such as climate resilience, malnutrition, and food sovereignty, while also providing practical guidance on its cultivation, processing, and use. By compiling scientific research, indigenous knowledge and practical strategies, the book aims to serve as a vital resource for agricultural scientists, development practitioners, policymakers, food industry innovators and global consumers interested in sustainable food systems. By documenting traditional knowledge alongside modern research and applications, the book celebrates fonio as both a heritage grain and a forward-looking solution to global challenges such as malnutrition, desertification and food insecurity. It also highlights the socio-economic opportunities that fonio offers, especially with increasing climate stress.