By Trey Montgomery | Project Leader
You may ask why we’ve decided to focus on planting Moringa for the Sudanese refugees in Northern Uganda; there are several reasons:
1. The Moringa tree is native to this area.
As part of the Native Seeds project it’s important we utilize native plants in our restoration and humanitarian efforts at all times. As Project Manager Georgia likes to say “Sometimes Nature has the answer. It just needs Human hands to spread it.” There is no need to bring in foreign plants when a local one fits the other criteria we’re looking for!
2. The Moringa tree is fast growing.
They can reach up to 3 meters in their first year, leaves can be harvested as earlier as 3 months after planting and bloom after only 8 months.
3. The Moringa tree grows well in Arid climates.
Due to climate change, the Northern Ugandan climate is far more Arid than in the past. Moringa can survive and thrive even in arid conditions.
4. The Moringa tree offers amazing nutritional value.
Gram for gram Moringa leaves contain 25X more iron than spinach, 4X more Vitamin A than carrots, 4X more calcium than milk, 2X more protein than yogurt, 3X more potassium than bananas and 7X more Vitamin C than oranges!
The Moringa is a great, natural way for us to combat nutritional deficiencies rampant in this part of the world!
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