Despite being rich in nutrients and cultural heritage, fonio has been often undervalued, something that folks like chef Pierre Thiam, born and raised in Dakar, Senegal, and creator of Yolélé Foods, ...

Fonio is an African heritage grain — or ancient grain — that’s considered the continent’s oldest cultivated cereal (1). Native to West Africa, it’s a staple most commonly enjoyed in the mountainous ...

In 1997, Plateau State made me eat a grain I had not eaten before as a meal at the National Youth Service Corps orientation camp and I am ready to press charges. That ...

Who’s on the fonio? Me, calling for a break from quinoa. A member of the millet family, fonio fits into two main categories: Digitaria ibura (known as black fonio, which grows in Nigeria, Togo and ...