Yolélé Foods aims to put fonio, a West African ancient grain, on the map
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Yolélé Foods is building a commercial scale supply chain for fonio, a West African ancient grain that cooks like couscous with a nutritional profile similar to quinoa, but the journey will be a long one, said co-founder Philip Teverow.
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