The study’s findings suggest that the baobab trees likely spread from Madagascar to Africa and Australia through "vegetation rafts" or floating seed pods. According to Tao Wan, a lead author ...

It's also an important food source for people living in West Africa. The leaves, fruits, and seeds of the African baobab tree are all edible. The fruit is commonly known as monkey bread and it has ...

A baobab tree produces an estimated 4,000 pods, which translates to about 630kg of seeds and fruits. Farmers claim they are exploited by brokers who purchase the seeds at throw-away prices.