Medicinal plants offer unexplored health and economic opportunities for African dryland communities; World Bank report reveals niche products for niche markets.

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M2 PRESSWIRE-27 October 2005-WORLD BANK: Medicinal plants offer unexplored health and economic opportunities for African dryland communities; World Bank report reveals niche products for niche markets(C)1994-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:27102005 NAIROBI, KENYA -- Dryland areas in Sub-Saharan Africa have a niche opportunity to use selected multipurpose medicinal plants to halt land degradation, and at the same time provide culturally acceptable healthcare, food, and a sustainable source of income by developing niche markets, according to the new World Bank report Capitalizing on the Bio-Economic Value of Multi-Purpose Medicinal Plants for the Rehabilitation of Drylands in Sub-Saharan Africa.

"By combining indigenous knowledge and modern appropriate...