By Katherine Zavala | Programs Coordinator
SATU provided a three-day workshop on vegetable cultivation for 25 women in the following themes: • Prepare seed bed • Seed selection process • Quality of good seeds • Land selection • Use of pesticides • Preparation of compost • Integrated pest management • Time selection of harvesting • Inter cultural operation • Irrigation
To complement this, another three-day workshop was also provided on nutritional improvement.
From this training, the group members had become more aware and developed improved agricultural skills. They have gathered up to date knowledge and skills on vegetable cultivation. As a result their food production is higher and the group members are able to sell excess vegetables at market thereby increasing the nutrition level and income of their family.
Group members have specifically been able to focus on deficiencies in the diet of the pregnant women and their children by encouraging them to consume green vegetables. Again this was as a result of the training they have received which highlighted this problem and offered a valid solution, as well as methods on how to prepare food so as to preserve the nutritional qualities.
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