Okra: good for the body, great for the bottom line
Current crop production systems promote the cultivation of staple food crop species, which results in so-called orphan crops being underutilised and unresearched. This is no less true of African orphan crops, and it is only recently that their value has begun to be appreciated by scientists and policymakers. These crops have much potential to provide food, feed, nutrition, health, income generation and job opportunities.
The orphan crop okra () has edible seed pods and
