Local headman and I chat about baobabs

 

One of the wonderful things about my job is that it is so varied, from production, to resource monitoring to community friendships.  Our relationship with the harvesters starts with the headman in each village.  I have had a relationship with some of the village headmen for over 10 years now.  I always love visiting them and we always end up talking about our favorite trees.  Here, Mr Gadabeni and I are being dwarfed by a baobab near his village.

 

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