29/09/2026
SCI ADVENTURES IN THE GAMBIA π¬π². I HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF SEEING THESE STICKS/CUTTINGS THAT PRODUCED THESE ROOT CROPS ENTERED THE GROUND LAST RAINY SEASON AT MY FRIENDS' IN RHUMBA HERE IN THE GAMBIA π¬π². CASSAVA WE KNOW THEM AS IN THE WEST. NYAMBO IN MANDINKA. EVERY ASPECT THIS PLANT IS USED HERE. THE CUTTINGS TURNED INTO ROOT CROP WHICH ARE TURNED INTO FOOD ITEMS ALONG WITH THE LEAVES. THE STEMS ARE THEN SOLD AND KEPT FOR LIVELIHOOD AND REPLANTING FOR NEXT SEASON. THIS BACKYARD HARVEST NOT ONLY PROVIDED NOURISHMENT FOR THE HOUSEHOLD; BUT AN INCOME WHICH HELPED TO PURCHASE BUILDING MATERIALS FOR BUILDING PROJECT. AMAZING CASSAVA/NYAMBO STORY INDEED. COURTESIES NANDY, MUSA AND REST OF THE HOUSEHOLD WHO ALL STEPPED UP TO THE TASKS.