Baobab trees grow in arid and semi-arid parts of Africa, and have deep cultural and ecological significance. Some of these trees are thousands of years old. Global demand for baobab products has ...

This story was originally reported by Edward McAllister, Editing by Anna Willard for the Thomson Reuters Foundation. Until recently baobabs were only tapped for local use but in a major business shift ...

Since childhood, Loveness Bhitoni has collected fruit from the gigantic baobab trees surrounding her homestead in Zimbabwe to add variety to the family’s staple corn and millet diet. The 50-year-old ...

Many recognise it as a common sight in dry areas while others look at it as an upside-down tree that lives to inspire folklores but the iconic African baobab tree has recently topped the global ...

In a forest in Madagascar, the demise of a centuries-old baobab points to the fraying of a fragile ecosystem. Cyrille CornuCredit... Supported by By Jonathan Wolfe The first sign that the tree was in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Baobabs are unique trees. They are among the world's longest-living trees, with some being over 2,000 years old. They can survive ...