Mary Banda lives in a village close to Karonga in Northern Malawi. For Mary, the 30-year-old mango tree that stands in front of her tin-roof home is a tree of life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cEvery year, It provides me with food and it provides me with money,\u201d she says. \u201cMy father was wise when he planted it. He told us when we were small to take care of it, and we would be grateful.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Now standing close to 40ft tall, the tree gives Mary an abundance of fruit. She estimates that her harvests up to 30 baskets, each season, and uses some for her own family, and for her near neighbours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n