The women in Africa, mainly in the region south of the Saharan desert, must endeavor in a lengthy process to prepare the sorghum for human consumption. They must first "thresh" the sorghum, which takes the seeds off of the stem. They accomplish this by using a mortar and pestle to pound the sorghum panicles. | The women in Africa, mainly in the region south of the Saharan desert, must endeavor in a lengthy process to prepare the sorghum for human consumption. They must first "thresh" the sorghum, which takes the seeds off of the stem. They accomplish this by using a mortar and pestle to pound the sorghum panicles. |