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Fonio is the term for two cultivated grasses in the genus Digitaria that are notable crops in parts of West Africa. They are millets with small grains. Fonio is a nutritious food with a favorable taste. It is consumed mainly in West African countries, where it is also cultivated. The global fonio market was 673,000 tonnes in 2016. Guinea annually produces the most fonio in the world, accounting for over 75% of the world's production in 2019. The name fonio (borrowed into English from French) is from Wolof foño.

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  • Fonio is the term for two cultivated grasses in the genus Digitaria that are notable crops in parts of West Africa. They are millets with small grains. Fonio is a nutritious food with a favorable taste. It is consumed mainly in West African countries, where it is also cultivated. The global fonio market was 673,000 tonnes in 2016. Guinea annually produces the most fonio in the world, accounting for over 75% of the world's production in 2019. The name fonio (borrowed into English from French) is from Wolof foño. In December 2018, the European Commission approved commercialization of fonio as a novel food in the European Union, after submission by the Italian company Obà Food to manufacture and market new food products. (en)
  • De aanduiding Fonio wordt gebruikt voor twee soorten graansoorten uit het geslacht , vooral de soort . Deze soorten worden al lange tijd in (Noord-)West-Afrika geteeld. In Europa wordt dit graan in toenemende mate gewaardeerd omdat het glutenvrij en gezond is en bovendien eenvoudig op een duurzame manier geteeld kan worden. (nl)
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  • De aanduiding Fonio wordt gebruikt voor twee soorten graansoorten uit het geslacht , vooral de soort . Deze soorten worden al lange tijd in (Noord-)West-Afrika geteeld. In Europa wordt dit graan in toenemende mate gewaardeerd omdat het glutenvrij en gezond is en bovendien eenvoudig op een duurzame manier geteeld kan worden. (nl)
  • Fonio is the term for two cultivated grasses in the genus Digitaria that are notable crops in parts of West Africa. They are millets with small grains. Fonio is a nutritious food with a favorable taste. It is consumed mainly in West African countries, where it is also cultivated. The global fonio market was 673,000 tonnes in 2016. Guinea annually produces the most fonio in the world, accounting for over 75% of the world's production in 2019. The name fonio (borrowed into English from French) is from Wolof foño. (en)
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