In time, the Nile’s waters would pass slaves building pyramids. They would observe wars and divide nations. They would flood their banks and deposit the promise of harvest. And, they would carry the fruits and grains of that harvest to the markets of the world.
But the Nile River does not follow a straight line. Its waters begin as the White Nile near Lake Victoria but swell with contributions from Ethiopia’s Blue Nile. They join at Khartoum to form the Nile River and flow through modern Uganda, South Sudan, Sudan, and The Arab Republic of Egypt.
As it flows, the Nile carries the cultures, sounds, and scents of peoples who touch it along its way.
An ageless link among the peoples of East Africa, the river supports its neighbors with protein, silt, and refreshing water along its four-thousand-mile course through an otherwise barren desert.
Nubians may have seen the Nile first, probably the first to appreciate its potential. From their desert homes, they shared early hieroglyphics, architecture, art, and tools with cultures north and south along the river.
The Nubians’ early blood, character, and technologies would define much of today’s Egypt and sub-Saharan Africa. The Nile enabled the trade that would blend and enrich cultures dependent on the river’s products and fertility. Boats would carry and exchange treasures like sesame, gum Arabic, wheat, barley, flax, papyrus, fruit, and vegetables.
Nile Harvest™seeks to expand that trade to the United States’ markets for natural and nutritious foods. And, in doing so, we are committed to supporting the financial and social independence of African women.