Mashamba (Sh), Amajodo (N) Bush melons are the biological ancestor of the watermelon, now found all over the world, but which originated in the Kalahari region of Southern Africa. The fruits differ in shape (from small and round in the wild, to larger and more oblong-shaped under cultivation) and colours. The flesh can be white, …
Turning Wild Melons Into Tidy Profits Blessing Huzori is a farmer from Mutoko who grows wild melons to feed her cows and pigs. Sometimes she uses the melon pulp to make delicious nhopi with peanut butter or the seeds to make a traditional relish eaten with maize. People in Blessing’s community have also used the …
We transform neglected and underutilised indigenous plants into viable commercial “crops” that generate benefits for rural people and their environment.