Some 3 billion people in the world live outside the cash economy in the world’s poorest nations. Food security and regular supply are their daily concerns. Chronic malnutrition is a leading cause of death and disease for them. Young children are amongst the most affected. One child every 5-10 seconds dies from undernutrition. Vitamin A deficiency causes night blindness for someone every minute. Most people in tropical and subtropical countries are iron deficient.
It does not have to be this way. God has already provided the right plants growing in their right places to sustain people in every place on his earth.
Our goal is to provide information that enables people to choose the right plant for their environment, to give them stable food production and a greater choice of plants to enrich their diets and improve their nutritional wellbeing.
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Brief Guide for Magdelana Milpas Altas region - 2024-05-01
This book is designed as a simple introduction to the more common food plants for healthy diets in Magdelana Milpas Altas region. It is hoped people will take greater pride and interest in these plants and become confident and informed about how to grow and use them. Many of the local food plants that occur in every country are very good quality food. Unfortunately, people often reject traditional food plants and grow more of the introduced vegetables. The principle behind Food Plant Solutions is to encourage the use of local plants. The health, well-being and food security of a nation requires making the best use of all available food plant resources.
If you download a publication, please contact Food Plant Solutions at – info@foodplantsolutions.org
Feedback on any publication is invited and much appreciated – info@foodplantsolutions.org
Edible Leafy Greens of Papua New Guinea
This book is designed as a simple introduction to the more common leafy greens of Papua New Guinea. It is hoped people will take greater pride and interest in these plants and become confident and informed about how to grow and use them. Many of the local food plants that occur in every country are very good quality food. Unfortunately, people often reject traditional food plants and grow more of the introduced vegetables. The principle behind Food Plant Solutions is to encourage the use of local plants.
If you download a publication, please contact Food Plant Solutions at – info@foodplantsolutions.org
Feedback on any publication is invited and much appreciated – info@foodplantsolutions.org
Food Plants and Good Gardening for Healthy Diets in Malawi
This book is designed as a simple introduction to good gardening in Malawi. It is hoped people will take greater pride and interest in these plants and become confident and informed about how to grow and use them. Many of the local food plants that occur in every country are very good quality food. Unfortunately, people often reject traditional food plants and grow more of the introduced vegetables. The principle behind Food Plant Solutions is to encourage the use of local plants.
If you download a publication, please contact Food Plant Solutions at – info@foodplantsolutions.org
Feedback on any publication is invited and much appreciated – info@foodplantsolutions.org
Food Plants for Arid Lands in Africa
The following pages are an illustrated selection of some of the edible plants growing in arid areas in Africa. Unfortunately for many others I do not have photographs. For details about the plants check the Food Plants International database available on line at:
Food gardening on Misima Island
A brief introduction to the crops in Misima Island, Papua New Guinea. Misima is mountainous and densely forested. Mt. Koia Tau, at a height of 1,036 meters, is the highest peak of the Louisiade Archipelago. The island measures 40 km by 10 km and has an area of 202.5 km2. It has a population of about 5,000 people There are 2 main languages.
Fruit of Colombia
Pictures of fruit that grow in Colombia
Fruit Trees in Arid Areas of Ghana
Ghana has a population of about 30 million people. There are slightly over 1,200 edible plant species currently growing in Ghana. But life gets more difficult in the drier Sahel zone to the north of the country.
There are possibly 4-5 million people who live in this more arid zone. Tree are important for protecting the soil and reducing the spread of the desert. As well they often provide firewood for cooking and wood for houses. But as well there are a number of trees that produce edible parts.
It is merely a selection from our database of edible plants of the world. (www.foodplantsinternational.com) Our database now has 31,499 edible plant species for every country of the world. Of these 1,224 are recorded as growing in Ghana. But many won’t grow in the drier arid areas. In fact we have 390 edible plant species that do occur in arid areas in Ghana and we have just chosen 113 fruit trees that occur in arid areas of Ghana.
This booklet only covers trees of the arid zones in Ghana that produce edible fruit.
Food Plants for Healthy Diets in Papua New Guinea
In a land full of beautiful, tropical, fruit, vegetables, nuts and root crops, sadly many people are starting to grow temperate “European” vegetables as they think they are more “sophisticated” or better. This is a tragedy for the health and well-being, of the people and the nation. Many of these introduced vegetables are much lower in nutrients, do not suit tropical climates without special care and attention, and cause people to spend money buying seeds and fertilisers and sprays to keep them growing. It is time for Papua New Guinea to be proud of its own tropical foods. They are God’s gifts to the nation.
Food Plants and Good Gardening for Healthy Diets in Zambia
This book is designed as a simple introduction to good gardening in Zambia . It is hoped people will take greater pride and interest in these plants and become confident and informed about how to grow and use them. Many of the local food plants that occur in every country are very good quality food. Unfortunately, people often reject traditional food plants and grow more of the introduced vegetables. The principle behind Food Plant Solutions is to encourage the use of local plants.
If you download a publication, please contact Food Plant Solutions at – info@foodplantsolutions.org
Feedback on any publication is invited and much appreciated – info@foodplantsolutions.org
Good Gardening with Agroecology
This is a presentation from Bruce French from Food Plants International. Agro-ecology or how plants grow in nature Naturally plants are not in rows! Using only one kind is not used in nature! Lots of varieties are maintained in nature! In nature the right plant grows in the right place! In nature fruit is produced in season! Nutrients are recycled in nature! Natural systems are sustainable! In nature the soil remains alive and humus rich!
Agro-ecology – means growing plants a natural way
