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It helped eliminate dependence on seasonal availability of food, and made it possible to transport food over large distances.

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What was the use of salt in pre colonial Africa?

In addition, salt was always in great demand in order to better preserve dried meat and to give added taste to food. The savannah region south of the western Sahara desert (known as the Sudan region) and the forests of southern West Africa were poor in salt.