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5 hours ago · The Elephants and the Grass chronicles the perilous journey of twelve-year-old Shamira Muhammed and her mother as they escape the civil war in South Sudan. The film captures their fight for survival during a 100-mile trek to a refugee camp in Uganda, braving numerous dangers. By combining dramatic re-creations with personal interviews, the ...
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May 11, 2023 · Napier grass, also known as elephant grass, is a productive and versatile forage grass native to Africa and Southeast Asia. It is widely used as feed for livestock and in bioenergy applications. Favourable properties for its use in bio-energy: Energy output-to-input ratio of approximately 25:1. High yield. Ability to withstand drought conditions.
- Why Is It called Elephant Grass?
- What Does Elephant Grass Look like?
- Where Does It Grow?
- What Can Elephant Grass Be Used for?
Elephant grass or Napier grass is an important crop that provides good fodder for grazing animals and dairy farmers. Being an important food item for African elephants, it’s named ‘Elephant grass’.
The grass is rough, hairy, green, yellow or purple-coloured that can grow ~15 feet tall. The leaves are narrow and have a white central vein, pointed tips, sparse hairs and razor-sharp edges that are impenetrable. The grass has multi-branched stems that often grow in dense, bamboo-like clumps.
It’s a common myth that Elephant grass can only grow and survive only in particular circumstances and limited ecosystems. However, that’s not the case at all. It is a versatile grass that can abundantly flourish in dry or wet areas.
The considerable advantages of Elephant grass include ease of growth, having a longer lifespan, not needing pesticides or fertilisers and are low maintenance. It is primarily used to manufacture paper, handicraft articles, charcoal, oil and bio-fuel. It is generally cultivated to create boundaries due to its denseness. Given its length, it is not l...
The Elephants and the Grass is excited to announce our partnership with Journeyman Pictures. Journeyman has a long history of distributing documentaries about varying social justice and geopolitical topics, and has even done work in South Sudan. We are collectively aiming to release the film in *April 2024. * BIG ASTERISK ON THIS DATE!
A World Wonder! Elephant grass soars across the African savanna. It’s a place for birds to nest, a bounty for elephants to eat, and an unmistakable feature on the African plains. Certain animals love it, but it spells danger for others. A high clump of elephant grass is good food but not a good place for zebra, as who knows what will be ...
Beau Rosario and Brandon Gulish are the Co-Directors of The Elephants and the Grass. They have years of experience as filmmakers, but what first took them to South Sudan was water. While volunteering for an organization that impacts the lives of women in South Sudan through clean drinking wells, they met Shamira and her mother Yasmin.
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When elephants fight, it is the grass that suffers. African proverb, meaning that the weak get hurt in conflicts between the powerful. 1936 New York Times 26 Mar. ... Access to the complete content on Oxford Reference requires a subscription or purchase. Public users are able to search the site and view the abstracts and keywords for each book ...
