There are two species of the cereal grass fonio—black fonio (Digitaria iburua) and white fonio (D. exilis). Black fonio is mainly grown in Nigeria, Niger, Benin, Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, and Togo. White fonio is grown primarily in Guinea, Nigeria, Mali, Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Niger, Benin, Senegal, and Guinea-Bissau. Both species thrive in poor soil and challenging climatic conditions.
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