Biofortified sweetpotato making nutritious inroads in Zimbabwe

May 25, 2021

Micronutrient malnutrition is a major public health problem in Zimbabwe:  between six months to five years is stunted and 19% suffer from Vitamin A deficiency (VAD) — the leading cause of preventable blindness in children. VAD can impair...

Exploring the Breadfruit… a forgotten Africa food

May 17, 2021

The breadfruit is an amazing food commodity; it should rather be called a “loaf of nutrients”, it contains huge amounts of vitamin, mineral and other essential elements. Alas! if now falls within the forgotten food commodities. Bread fruit originates from New guinea...

Rediscovering the Jute Mallow…a forgotten food

May 17, 2021

Africa possess a wide range of indigenous vegetables with huge nutrients to meet the need of its inhabitants. Jute mallow is an important shrub with loads of minerals and vitamins. It is eating as vegetable soup. The centre of origin of this important vegetable is...