braiding the history of African rice (pt. 1)

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nàfolo

Maïmouna Kanté

6 episodes

6 days ago

nàfolo means wealth in Bambara. nàfolo is the podcast that collects and cultivates the stories of seeds related to global African-ness. It functions as a library and digital classroom of seed consciousness that highlights the biodiversity of African products. We do so by rooting ourselves in informed culture, politics, science, economy. Join us to hear the stories of seeds told by their stewards.

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braiding the history of African rice (pt. 1)

nàfolo

30 minutes 20 seconds

4 years ago

braiding the history of African rice (pt. 1)

Welcome to the first episode of nàfolo.

Part 1/2 of this episode is on African rice (Oryza glaberrima) domesticated in the flood plains of the Niger River.

Dr. Tinde van Andel and Dr. Edda L. Fields-Black both highlight the importance that a plant can hold in a culture. Together, we explore the challenges of using interdisciplinary methods when retelling history. We unravel the gender dynamics and technology that was present in West Africa to establish African rice cultivation during pre-colonial times.