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Africa’s Moringa Revolution: A Plant Phenomenon to Fight Malnutrition
Africa’s Moringa Revolution: A Plant Phenomenon to Fight Malnutrition
Pastor Joseph Brenyah knows moringa well. In 2008, he initiated that Productive Agricultural Linkages and Market Systems (PALMS)program in response to perceived needs by some Ghanaian women’s groups for agricultural advice and assistance. PALMS teaches women to use modern farming technologies and grow moringa in a sustainable manner.
Moringa is nothing short of a miracle plant. Drought-resistant and capable of growing quickly in a wide variety of poor soils, much of the plant is edible by both humans and livestock.
The leaves have more betacarotene than carrots, more protein than peas, more vitamin C than oranges, more calcium than milk, more iron than spinach, and as much potassium as bananas. The seeds can be eaten like a peanut, or used to create oil. With all of its valuable properties, moringa is being touted as a means to combat malnutrition and poverty in the developing world.
Pastor Joseph Brenyah knows moringa well. In 2008, he initiated that Productive Agricultural Linkages and Market Systems (PALMS)program in response to perceived needs by some Ghanaian women’s groups for agricultural advice and assistance. PALMS teaches women to use modern farming technologies and grow moringa in a sustainable manner.