Resources Tagged: Dark Green Leafy Vegetable

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  1. Lagos Spinach

    2007-01-01 In a world where hunger and poverty are issues with a large percentage of the population, technology and education are wanting, and agricultural resources are often scarce, a farmer is thankful for low-maintenance crops that will grow with a minimal input of effort and resources. Lagos spinach...
    Dark Green Leafy V... Celosia argentea Underutilized Crops Spinach Lagos Spinach

  2. LACN Issue #4

    2018-02-22 Green Leafy Vegetables and Powders for Improved Nutrition in Honduras Member Highlight: Elioena Arauz,Artists for Soup, Nicaragua Echoes from our Network: Deep Litter System ECHO Resource Highlight: Green Leafy Vegetables Technical Note Spotlight: "Linking Smallholder Farmers to Markets"
    ECHO Resources Smallholder Farm Dark Green Leafy V... Nutrition Health and Nutrition Chaya Moringa Annual Leafy Greens Leafy Vegetables Change Agents School gardens Home Garden Pig Feed Pig Farming Deep Litter Linking to Markets Economics Latin America and ...

  3. Amaranth Potential for the Highlands of Southeast Asia in View of Lessons Learned in East Africa

    2009-04-01 This article is from ECHO Asia Note #1 Based on the experiences of CRWRC and its collaborating partnering organizations in East Africa, the introduction of grain and vegetable amaranths shows real potential for the highlands of Southeast Asia. Grain amaranth should be seen and managed as a high...
    Dark Green Leafy V... Drought Tolerant P... Agriculture Extension Grain Crops Nutrition Health and Nutrition Amaranth Asia

  4. Katuk, Sauropus Androgynous, A Great Vegetable For The Hot, Humid Tropics (With A Caution)

    1998-02-19 Katuk,Sauropus androgynous, is an excellentvegetablefor hot, humid climates. It has a pleasant peanut-like taste when eaten raw and the cooked leaves taste excellent as spinach.
    Dark Green Leafy V... Underutilized Crops Katuk Nutrition

  5. Baobab Gardens for Leaf Production

    2009-04-01 Indigenous (naturally occurring) and traditional (introduced in the past and incorporated into the culture) leafy vegetables are often greatly under-utilized. In many areas, the knowledge and use of indigenous leafy vegetables (ILVs) has declined as vegetables such as cabbage, tomatoes and...
    Dark Green Leafy V... Baobab Edible Leaves Underutilized Crops Agroforestry Adansonia digitata West Africa

  6. A Second Look At Green Leafy Vegetables As A Source Of Vitamins And Minerals

    1998-12-19 A common prescription for improving nutrition, especially among children, is to promote the addition to people’s diet of dark green leafy vegetables, grown in home gardens. A tremendous variety of native tropical leaf vegetables are delicious and easy to grow, providing a regular source of...
    Dark Green Leafy V... Vegetable Health Nutrition

  7. Increasing Interest in Chaya

    2014-01-01 Recently we read correspondence from Penny Rambacher, R.D., a registered dietician working with Miracles in Action in Guatemala. About eight years ago, ECHO’s then-CEO, Dr. Martin Price, suggested to Penny that re-introducing Chaya could be an important way to address malnutrition within the...
    Dark Green Leafy V... Chaya Malnutrition Nutrition Mayan Spinach Cyanide

  8. Leaf for Life Handbook: How to Combat Malnutrition and Improve Food Security with Green Leaf Crops

    2012-05-20 Since 1986 Leaf for Life has worked in Bolivia, Brazil, India, Ecuador, El Salvador, Mexico, Nicaragua, Swaziland, the United States, and throughout the world to combat malnutrition with green leaves. We use the principles of applied ecology to show people how to make the most of green leafy...
    Dark Green Leafy V... Green Leaves Malnutrition

  9. Indigenous Leafy Vegetables

    2009-04-01 If you work in a country that is not your own, chances are you sometimes wonder about which crops to grow and promote. A good first step is to find out what is already being grown in-country. It will quickly become obvious what the staple grains are. Less apparent, and often greatly...
    Dark Green Leafy V... Leafy Vegetables Edible Leaves Indigenous Knowledge

  10. Kohlrabi

    Kohlrabi is a short (45cm), biennial cruciferous crop (cabbage family) that is cultivated as an annual vegetable. The stems of each plant swell at the base to form a 5 - 10 cm in diameter edible, starchy globe. The broad edible leavesspiral in whorls around the globe-like swollen stem and are...
    Dark Green Leafy V... Leafy Vegetables Garden Vegetables Vegetable