Thursday, June 25, 2009

Wild Harvest Pharma Response


Maybe there has been a little confusion over the sustainability of the tree of life, The Baobab. First off carbon dateing done on a great Baobab in S.A. has revealed that this particular tree is over 5000 years old. But to put things in perspective a baoabab reaches maturity at 60 and with an average life-span of 500 years.

I got involved in the commercial proceessing of this mighty tree of Africa when i was doing research into Mandinka tribes in The Gambia. Getting back to the article, indeed the Madagascan Baobab fruit is endangered however this are not exported and are only used for local consumption. The next point is that last year S.A. alone consumed over 100,000 tons of Baobab, with a tree population of over 28 Million this figure far exceeds the projected demand from Europe and the U.S.

Baobab has the potential of changeing lives here in Africa, not for big businessmen but for rural communities and those that need and want additional income. Baobab trees are being felled right now to build houses and shops. When farmers understand that this tree can provide income for themselves, their children and their great great grandchildren they are going to protect these trees.

So the demand in Europe and the U.S. will fuel the protection of the tree. Wild Harvest Pharma have already embarked on a planting project where we plant hundreds of trees each year for the community, that way when they bear fruit that community will beneifit directly.

We are also looking to employ disabled workers in our processing facility to empower the most dis-adavantaged workers. Baobab is great news for Africa and fantastic news for the Europeans that will beneifit from the health and nutritional value of this amazing tree of life.

Dr Baobab
Wild Harvest Pharma

Baobab Fruit Company Response


                                               Quote:
"Certainly I'm no baobab expert (though it does sound like quite a nice job) and I don't pretend to be"


I'm a Baobab Expert, since many years (around 10). I'm the owners of the company you mentioned in your post and the webmaster of the relative website.


You are right. Basically there is no Baobab Regeneration since many years (we collect Baobab Fruits in forests that can reach 1200/1500 years) and we have also started a program of reforesting, planting around 20.000 new young Baobab Plant.


The problem is not the "eating of baobab fruits from man" but the inexistence of animals that eat baobab fruits and expulse seeds after many kilometers in the best conditions for a good grow. One time it was a monkey job, but now, after man's hand. there are no monkeys that do this job (and in many parts of Africa, was elephants that did that).


So, don't be afraid, taste this wonderful fruit. It really helps african villages . And you will feel better. For Sure.


Baobaci.


Pascal