When you walk into Africa, you rarely see large areas of fertile farmland. You often see groups of hungry refugees, and there are often reports of people starving to death. There are rumors all over the world that Africans "starve to death without cultivating the land." Is it true that I will die of thirst without digging a well?” Why does this happen?
I have to say that, except for tropical deserts, African soil is very suitable for growing crops. If crops were specifically grown, there would indeed not be a large number of hungry people in Africa. So why are Africans reluctant to farm?
Habit becomes natural. People say that "a dragon begets a dragon, and a phoenix begets a phoenix. A mouse's son can dig holes." It is difficult to change the living habits of one generation after another. Herdsmen in grassland areas have been used to herding cattle and sheep since they were young, and farmers have been farming since they were young. In addition to climate factors, The influence of the environment seriously hinders people's thinking habits.
Africa is located in the tropics and is rich in wild animal and plant resources. Coupled with long-term unrest, plagues, and infectious diseases, the population base is low. People live scattered near tropical jungles, and there are a variety of wild fruits all year round. It’s not too late to look for food when you’re hungry.
In Africa, if there is a severe drought and nearby food sources are scarce, men and women also divide labor. After the men get up every day, they take simple hunting tools and go hunting deep in the rainforest. The men will solve their own feeding problem in the wild. In the afternoon, they will bring the hares home to improve the family's food.
Women take time out to pick wild fruits every day, or use simple tools to dig various fleshy roots , etc., so that a family can eat enough food for a day and then go home.
There are many trees with high water content in the African rainforest. Even in very dry seasons, the water content in the trees is very sufficient. When you want to drink water, you can naturally get water directly from wherever there is a water source. If there is no water source, they will chop down some trees and drink enough water from the water.
Anyone who has been to Africa knows the bread tree . The fruit of the bread tree is called breadfruit. The big one is as big as a small watermelon, and the small one is as big as sincerity. It has the taste of sweet potato. When roasted, it tastes very similar to bread. , the main reason is that the moisture content of breadfruit is 71%, and the carbohydrate content is 27%. It can be eaten boiled, fried, or grilled. It is a woody food crop.
Breadfruit and jackfruit are close relatives and are easy to survive. Breadtree in the wild can survive as long as its seeds are scattered on the ground and germinate. Few people in Africa specialize in planting them. Breadtrees everywhere are basically wild. , the locals just need to pick breadfruit every year.
It is said that a 15-year-old breadfruit tree can bear about 200 fruits a year and can produce 200 kilograms of breadfruit every quarter. It can be used as food for Africans all year round and can feed 1 to 2 people.
In addition to the bread tree, there is also a sausage tree in the African grassland area. The fruit is very large, about 10 kilograms, and has high starch content. It is a staple food in the grassland area and can also be used to make wine.
In addition to being rich in wild resources, Africa is also rich in mineral resources. Therefore, Africa has long been a European colony, and various resources were ruthlessly deprived of it. Therefore, after independence, it was controlled by various forces and was often in war. state, the economy is very It is difficult to develop. People at the bottom are basically hopeless in their yearning for a better life. Living day by day is the greatest happiness. Because of this, they will not carry out primitive accumulation and often use food crops aided by other countries. Eating all the seeds is the real tragedy of Africa.
Fortunately, the Belt and Road Initiative proposed by China has given the African people the courage to yearn for life. Yuan Longping's team's desert rice has begun to take shape in Africa. China's infrastructure projects in Africa have also won the hearts of the people. The area of food crop planting in Africa is gradually expanding. , the connection between Africa and China is further developing. The hope of Africa in the future lies in China's injecting vitality into it. In the near future, Africa will also solve the problem of basic self-sufficiency in food.Do you believe it?
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