Do home gardens increase vegetable consumption in Africa?
Analysis of the impact of home gardens in Tanzania, Uganda, and Kenya shows the importance of carefully identifying local barriers to growing and eating vegetables at home.
Growing at home for health
Home gardens increase the off-season vegetable supply and contribute to healthier diets in Cameroon’s far north.
Garden interventions diversify vegetable production in Nepal
Increasing vegetable consumption is important in Nepal, where only 42% of the boys and girls 6-9 years old are estimated to receive the minimum diversity of foods needed for a healthy diet.
Five for five
Enterprising vegetable growers demonstrate skills and knowledge gained through two WorldVeg projects.
No water? Grow vegetables!
The Mafichoni Garden Group isn't about to let a scarce water supply get in the way of growing nutritious food for their families and neighbors.
Traditional crops for modern diets
A lack of diversity in the diet is a major cause of malnutrition in rural farming communities in Tanzania. Traditional vegetables can bridge the nutritional gap.
With more data, quicker response on the ground
WorldVeg has partnered with Akvo to use Akvo Flow, a survey tool, to monitor the training, technical assistance and uptake of technologies of agriculture and nutrition concepts by household garden project clients. -- MORE --
Home garden and IPM training with WorldVeg, KU and Miracle Life Foundation
Home garden and IPM training with WorldVeg, KU and Miracle Life Foundation
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Prize-winning photo promotes home gardens, seed saving in Tanzania
A photograph of home gardener Bibi Mwanaidi and her grandson with African nightshade seeds Mwanaidi harvested from her garden in Tanzania claimed second place in the Feed the Future 2017 photo contest. Photographer Rhiannon O'Sullivan, a communications volunteer from Australian Volunteers International who worked at WorldVeg Eastern and Southern Africa in Arusha, Tanzania in 2016, took the photo.
Invigorating nutrition through home gardens in Vietnam
To enhance availability of vegetables to ethnic communities (Thai, H’mong, Tay, Ede, Jo Jrai, and Kinh) in Vietnam’s Northwest and Central Highlands, the World Vegetable Center conducted six Trainer of Trainers courses and two Farmer Field Schools to create awareness about nutrition and health issues, and to help residents start home gardens and learn cultivation techniques for diverse vegetable crops. -- MORE --