ELECTION 2022Mathenge tree ideal for chapatis, but also blocks roads, diverts rivers
HEALTH & SCIENCE
The tree provides shade during the day and its seeds are used to make chapati, mandazi and cakes flour, according to Kenya Forestry Research Institute (KEFRI).
By Saada Hassan | 5 days ago
Efforts to control deadly weed hurt by ban on logging
Residents claim the best way to control the spread of plant is by cutting it down but they can’t do it because of the ban imposed by Environment CS
Caroline Chebet | 3 years ago
Mathenge tree, the weed from hell
Prosopis juliflora also known as Mathenge Tress was introduced in Kenya from Brazil in 1973 to combat desertification in arid areas.
Caroline Chebet and Julius Chepkwony | 3 years ago
Mathenge, the rosy side
Kenya Forest Research Institute (Kefri) researchers are studying how best to utilise the noxious weed mathenge.
Caroline Chebet and Julius Chepkwony | 3 years ago
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