Njansang (Ricinodendron heudelotii) is a forest tree species traditionally harvested for its kernel, used in the wide array of dishes prepared in West and Central Africa. Women and children traditionally collect njansang fruit in the forest, and perform the long and laborious job of extracting the precious, marketable kernels' traditional njansang processing takes between two and six months. World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF)-Cameroon and partners have succeeded in domesticating the tree, so it can be grown on farms from seedlings, and also developed faster methods to process njansang fruits, including a cracking machine to extract kernels. These innovations open up the way for the development of the njansang value chain to produce great nutritional, poverty-alleviation, and environmental benefits.
