In the Daily Nation, Katja Kehlenbeck from the World Agroforestry writes that “indigenous fruits and vegetables can guarantee high-quality nutrition when supplied together with staples like maize, potatoes and rice in school feeding programs”. Juice from the fruit of the baobab tree contains more Vitamin C than orange juice, double the calcium of milk and 5 times the potassium of bananas yet it is not readily available in Kenya. For more, see worldagroforestrycentre.org/newsroom/media_coverage/kenya%E2%80%99s-school-feeding-programs-should-look-native-produce
Posted on: Fri, 12 Jul 2013 14:10:33 +0000
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