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Nutrition diversity and environmental stewardship bears fruits.

Thank you @usaid nutrition diversity and environmental stewardship is bearing fruits as it is catering for household consumption and income generation. Loveness Mauyangwe and her daughter in law, Maria Dhliwayo from Ward 1 in Chiredzi are enjoying the benefits of vegetable diversification in their diet from their nutrition garden. The FARM activity is encouraging women …

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Orchard establishment yielding positive results

Behaviour change and good agricultural practices capped with best nutrition practices in mind are bearing good fruits at Mr Pachiti’s homestead.  Following Technical assistance (TA) from FARM and trainings on orchard establishment and benefits of fruits in diets last year, he has made efforts to establish a 0.1 ha orchard comprising of paw paws, macadamia …

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celebrating africa day 2022

The Year of Nutrition Strengthening Resilience in Nutrition and Food Security on the African Continent: Strengthening Agro-Food Systems, Health and Social Protection Systems for the Acceleration of Human, Social and Economic Development. According to Todd Benson etal child undernutrition remains one of Africa’s most fundamental challenges for improved human development. Because of limited resources, time …

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Improved nutrition outcomes through growing of NUA45 beans.

Following FARM Activity trainings on nutrition gardens, meal demonstrations and dietary diversity, triggered 50 farmers from Chibuwe and Musikavanhu to take 0.2ha portions of their irrigation land to plant NUA 45 sugar beans this season. Traditionally, farmers from Chibuwe and Musikavanu have been planting white speckled sugar bean varieties for years using retained seed from …

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ZIMBABWE FOSTERING AGRIBUSINESS FOR RESILIENT MARKETS – FARM ACTIVITY

Private sector engagement set to improve access to water by smallholder famers. Access to clean and potable water is a necessity for everyone, especially women of child bearing age to reduce the burden of care and enable them to have enough time to take care of the babies at home. Amongst the four farmers ,one …

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improved dietary diversity through establishment of low input garderns kariba wards 10,11,12

Community adequate nutrition (balanced diet) is very important during all the stages of life, as a healthy life cannot be sustained without adequate balanced diet. Deficiency diseases (Kwashiorkor) caused by micro nutritive is one of the serious problems amongst many communities in Zimbabwe. Nutritional deficiency is most prevalent in rural areas where the habitual diet …

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