Tanzania: Public urged to consume pigeon peas to improve health

Published 2022년 5월 2일

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SEIDA and AMDT have initiated a campaign to boost local consumption of pigeon peas to 74,000 tonnes annually, aimed at improving public health and increasing farmers' income. The project will start as a pilot in six regions from March to June, focusing on research, education, and promotion of pigeon peas. Currently, the crop production is around 140,000-150,000 tonnes per year, but local consumption is only 11,000 tonnes, with over 60% reliant on foreign markets, primarily India. Pigeon peas are rich in essential nutrients, particularly protein, and can help combat malnutrition, with Nigeria banning export of 434 items, including rice, to prevent food scarcity and promote local consumption.

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SMALL Enterprises Institutional Development (SEIDA) and Agricultural Markets Development Trust (AMDT) have embarked on a campaign to push for more local consumption of pigeon peas to 74,000 tonnes per year in efforts to improve public health. Chief Executive Officer of SEIDA Mr Frederick Ogenga, advised Tanzanians to promote domestic market for the pigeon peas to boost local consumption since the crop has various nutrients which are essential for human being and also can help farmers to increase their daily income. Mr Ogenga said SEIDA and AMDT have launched a project to enable small and medium scale growers of pigeon peas to increase production and the public to consume more. He said the project starts as pilot in the regions of Mwanza, Dodoma, Morogoro, Dar es Salaam, Kilimanjaro and Arusha from March to June this year. Mr Ogenga said the aim of the project is to inform, research and to understand the situation and to encourage the public to consume the crop. Current production ...

Source: All Africa