The BigBucks variety—commercialized under the Flash Gala brand—made history with the largest volume harvested since the brand ...

“The fruit is in demand, but the trees did not produce much this year, so sometimes I return without filling up a single sack," Bhitoni said. "I need five sacks to get enough money to buy a 10 ...

Baobab trees — an icon of the African continent and the heart of many traditional African remedies and folklore — are dying across the continent, and scientists are trying to understand why. A ...

However, they do not eat the whole fruit, but press out the juice and spit out the pulp. The nectar of Baobab trees is also on their menu. Credit: MPI f. Ornithology/ Ziegler ...

Africa’s baobab trees can live for more than 1,000 years, but many of the oldest and largest are dying Ancient baobab trees are silhouetted at against the Madagascan sunset near Morondava.

Baobab fruit powder, which comes from the baobab tree native to Africa, is becoming a craze for its beauty benefits ...

Other farmers use shade nets that cut water use by 15% while protecting fruit from sun damage. They're switching to smaller trees that need less water but produce the same amount of fruit.

The Tetrapleura tetraptera tree, commonly known as the Aidan tree, is found in rainforests in West Africa. The tree stands about 80 feet tall and grows a fruit that belongs to the pea family.

Since childhood, Loveness Bhitoni has collected fruit from the gigantic baobab trees surrounding her homestead in Zimbabwe to add variety to the family’s staple corn and millet diet. The 50-year-old ...

Since childhood, Loveness Bhitoni has collected fruit from the gigantic baobab trees surrounding her homestead in Zimbabwe to add variety to the family's staple corn and millet diet. The 50-year ...

Since childhood, Loveness Bhitoni has collected fruit from the gigantic baobab trees surrounding her homestead in Zimbabwe to add variety to the family’s staple corn and millet diet. The 50-year ...