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The annual production of Bambara groundnut is estimated to be 0.2 million tonnes from an area of 0.25 million hectares worldwide. Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is the largest producer of Bambara groundnut, while a small quantity is produced in Southeast Asia (e.g., Thailand and Indonesia), the United States, and Australia.
Okpa (pronounced Ọkpa) is a dish prepared by the Igbo people with a type of beans known as bambara nuts. [1] It is common in Enugu state and Niger state and classified as a traditional Nigerian delicacy. Other ethnic groups also eat it (with pap or alone). [2] Other Igbo names for okpa include ịgba and ntucha. In Hausa, it is known as ...
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Bambara or Bambarra may refer to: Bambara people, an ethnic group, primarily in Mali Bambara language, their language, a Manding language; Bamana Empire, a state that flourished in present-day Mali (1640s–1861) Bambara, a genus of feather-winged beetles; Bambara groundnut, a traditional food crop in Africa (Vigna subterranea)
Macrotyloma geocarpum is also known as the ground bean, geocarpa groundnut, Hausa groundnut, or Kersting's groundnut.In French, it is often called la lentille de terre.M. geocarpum is an herbaceous annual plant and a crop of minor economic importance in sub-Saharan Africa, tolerant of drought, with a growth habit similar to that of the peanut.
In the country's economy, the main export or cash crop is the groundnut (also known as the peanut). [5] In 2002, the crop made up 6% of The Gambia's GDP. [5] Around 60% of the groundnut production is exported while the remaining 30% is domestically consumed. [5] The country has used about 45% of its land to grow the crop. [5]
Peanut stew or groundnut stew, also known as maafe (Wolof, mafé, maffé, maffe), sauce d'arachide (French) or tigadèguèna is a stew that is a staple food in Western Africa. [1] While maafe is a dish from Senegal, tigadéguéna originates from the Mandinka and Bambara people of Mali .
About 32 million pounds from the groundnut board was transferred to the new regional organization. In 1962, the organization began drawing funds through the means of a commercial bill issued drawn on the national produce and marketing company, exporters of the produce to Europe.