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How the devil’s claw tuber improves health and wildlife conservation in Namibi

The long dry season is ending in Namibia’s Bwabwata National Park. Teon Rongwani, who belongs to the Khwe Indigenous Peoples and is the community representative of the Kyaramacan Association, wipes the sweat from his brow and takes a last look over the sandy clearing where he and his community have spent the past months harvesting a fleshy tuber whose jagged seed pod has earned the name, the “devil’s claw.”

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Organization: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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Year: 2026
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Geographical coverage: Africa
Type: Blog article
Content language: English
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