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Dagbon Grey Millet
Pennisetum glaucum 'Dagbon Grey'
Uses:
Culinary/Medicinal
Duration:
Annual
When to Sow:
Spring
Ease of Germination:
Easy
This is one of many pearl millets grown in northern Ghana. Pearl millet may be the oldest domesticated food crop in West Africa. It was grown in Mali as far back as 4,500 years ago and was later brought to Ghana by invaders. Today more than a half million acres in northern Ghana are devoted to millet cultivation. Farmers traditionally save their own seeds, selecting the best plants suited for their local region, and many unique varieties throughout the millet-growing areas have been developed over the centuries. This unnamed variety, from one of the local markets in southern Ghana. is used to make a thick porridge called
to
and a thin, fermented porridge called
koko
. For koko, the seeds are roasted and popped and then ground into flour. This millet is also used to make a deep-fried pancake-like snack called
marsa
. Among the Ewe people, pearl millet is sometimes used in place of maize in traditional foods such as the dough-like
akple
served with soups. Due to worries of climate change there is a renewed interest in traditional drought- and heat-tolerant crops such as pearl millet.
S9541
Seeds 500 seeds
$6.75/pkt
Currency: United States Dollar
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