African Crops for the Future E11: The Zimbabwe Tree Aloe (Aloe excelsa)

Imagine a plant that is an almost magical treatment for burns and wounds, can cure a chicken of fowl pox, is being scientifically investigated for its ability to treat diabetes, and grows perfectly with almost no water at all. It sounds almost too good to be true! But Nature is a wonderful thing. And one of the wonderful things Nature has given Zimbabweans is Aloe excelsa, the Zimbabwe Tree Aloe. Join Gus, the African Plant Hunter, as he uncovers just a few of the reasons he thinks this plant is worthy of becoming a mainstream crops for smallholder farmers of the future.

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