Graca Machel, has appealed to Malawians to plant orchards to reduce impact of malnutrition on children<\/p>\n
Machel is a Mozambican politician and a philanthropist. She is the widow of both former South African President Nelson Mandela and of Mozambican president Samora Machel<\/p>\n
Her pleas make sense in a country where 37 percent of children are malnourished.<\/p>\n
She made the remarks after visiting a farm at Nsundwe, Lilongwe, where African Women in Agribusiness (Awab) has launched a network of 100 rural based agro-dealers.<\/p>\n
Machel said farmers should not only plant crops to sell but should also plant fruits for consumption.<\/p>\n
\u201cPlant around your place a small orchard. We have to do this because our nutrition is very poor. People should plant oranges, bananas and other fruits and I am serious about this,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
The network that Awab has launched has been branded Vuna which is a programme of the government of the United Kingdom\u2019s Department for International Development (DFID).<\/p>\n
\u201cLooking at income yes but we also have to look at what we eat because we have a serious problem with these little ones (children),\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
Awab Chief Executive Officer Lilly Musaya said the idea is to make available quality seeds in areas that are not served.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe want to increase the adaptability of seeds in rural areas. Weak input markets make legume inputs inaccessible. For instance, in eight communities visited during a needs assessment conducted by Women in Agribusiness in sub- Saharan Africa Alliance (WASAA) in 2005, in Malawi and Zambia among other countries, non of them had an agro dealer shop at community level,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
Chief Director in the Ministry of Agriculture Yanira Mtupanyama said the initiative will provide structured and organised business that can compete on international trade.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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