Dimb; Dogora
The dimb (Cayor pear) is a fruit that is harvested between mid-April and the end of May and is dried and stored for use during lean periods, such as August. The dried fruit is usually boiled, fried and seasoned to taste. The Cayor tree can reach up to 5 metres in height in the areas where it is found. It is not consumed in celebration and is not sold on the market, but the fruit is used for self-consumption (in rural areas). The bark of the plant, which grows wild and whose spatial distribution is random, is used for various purposes in the pharmacopoeia and the waste is used for animal feed.
In Mali, it is mainly found in the regions of Segou and Koulikoro. The quantities produced have not yet been quantified. The product is not sold on the market, it is a wild growing tree and its spatial distribution is random. Those who harvest the fruit use it for their own consumption. Due to its abuse and usefulness, it is becoming increasingly rare. Many productive trees died or were cut down.
Ce produit ne fait pas l’object de fete; il sert pour l’alimentation humain (milieu rural) pour les fruits; l’ecorce pour divers usages dans la pharmacopee et les fouilles pour l’alimentation animale.
Au Mali on le rencontre dans la region de Segou et de Koulikoro essentiellement. Le squantités produites ne sont pas quantifiés à ce jour. Le produit n’est pas vendu sur le marché, c’est un arbre qui pousse spontanement et sa distribution spatiale est aleatoire. Ceux qui recolte le fruit l’utilisent pour leur consommation. A cause de l’usage abusif qu’on en fait et aussi son utilité, il devient de plus en plus rare. De nombreux arbres productifs sont morts ou ont été abattus.
