
Reducing Malnutrition with Green Leafy Vegetables
“We no longer have to buy vegetables for home consumption from the market; we just go to the garden and harvest. This saves us money.”
“We no longer have to buy vegetables for home consumption from the market; we just go to the garden and harvest. This saves us money.”
19-year-old Nusaibah is teaching her 75-year-old grandmother new growing techniques like
organic mulching.
In previous years, Khom’s tomato crop failed. After a successful harvest, she is planning to
increase production.
Mohammed is well known in his community as the largest grower of cereal crops, but now he is expanding to
include vegetable production.
“I moved my seedling production to an improved nursery, using leaf pots and seedling houses. Since then, I have never had any loss associated with seedling production.”
“I now know that you first have to consider the field measurements, which guide you to approximate
the plant population.”
Recognising Chhean’s
increased knowledge of plant
grafting and cultivation, her
neighbours visit her farm to
ask her for vegetable-growing advice.
Sarin now has a wealth of knowledge in land preparation, mulching, trellising, water management, plant nutrition, and integrated pest and disease management.