Terere, in more ways than one

	Terere (amaranth) is mainly a traditional leafy green vegetable in Kenya of course…
…and readily available these days in supermarkets.

	But it’s interesting to see the grain also used…
…in lots of interesting products.

Quite the veggie revolution in the last 10 years¹, but have we now reached peak terere?

I mean, how much more land is there?

Yes, as an experiment, I did use ChatGPT to prepare these graphs, and also the one in the previous post. I did check the numbers, though.

Kurdistan inaugurates a new genebank in Sulaymaniyah, which Deputy Prime Minister Qubad Talabani calls one of Kurdistan and Iraq’s most important national projects.
Ghana complements its national collection at Bunso. The new facility further north will improve drying, processing and conservation, while giving northern farmers and breeders closer access to crop diversity.
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