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#KnowTheVBR Facts about the Tshakhuma Fruit Market: It was established more than 40 years ago and today it remains as the only 24 hours fruit market in South Africa situated in Venda, Tshakuma Limpopo Province,17km west of Thohoyandou @4Post2020BD@UNESCO_MAB@golimpopo@GYBN_CBD
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#KnowTheVBR The edible stink-bug (Encosternum delegorguei Spinola), local name “thongolifha” is important to the Venda tribe in terms of culture, nutrition and economical value. They eat it raw or cooked with porridge or as a snack. @UNESCO_MAB@SAYBN_CBD@GYBN_CBD@BioNeedsYouTH
Consumption of edible insects has been a major driver for plant conservation, with many plants conserved simply for the reason that they host a particular edible insect of significant value to consumers.
During the dry season they congregate at higher altitudes than the wet season distribution and aggregate in sunny tree top locations in tropical bushveld and open woodlands. The wet season distribution is more widespread and linked to the availability of food plants.
It is widely distributed im Southern Africa within the tropical/subtropical woodlands and bushveld of South Africa, Botswana, Swaziland, Malawi, Mozambique and Namibia. South African populations have been recorded in the vicinity of Thohoyandou, Ga-Modjadji and Bushbuckridge.