Trees nurture nutrition: An insight on how to integrate locally available food tree and crop species in school gardens

Neglected indigenous fruit trees have an important role in providing vital minerals and micronutrients to growing children, as well as the wider community. The diversity of indigenous fruit trees also means they have an important role to play in addressing seasonality and hunger periods facing many...

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Autores principales: McMullin, S., Stadlmayr, B., Ngethe, E., Wekesa, B., Njogu, K., Gachuiri, A., Mbaya, B., Katiwa, A., Jamnadass, Ramni H.
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Publicado: Routledge 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/113428
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author McMullin, S.
Stadlmayr, B.
Ngethe, E.
Wekesa, B.
Njogu, K.
Gachuiri, A.
Mbaya, B.
Katiwa, A.
Jamnadass, Ramni H.
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Jamnadass, Ramni H.
Katiwa, A.
Mbaya, B.
McMullin, S.
Ngethe, E.
Njogu, K.
Stadlmayr, B.
Wekesa, B.
author_facet McMullin, S.
Stadlmayr, B.
Ngethe, E.
Wekesa, B.
Njogu, K.
Gachuiri, A.
Mbaya, B.
Katiwa, A.
Jamnadass, Ramni H.
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description Neglected indigenous fruit trees have an important role in providing vital minerals and micronutrients to growing children, as well as the wider community. The diversity of indigenous fruit trees also means they have an important role to play in addressing seasonality and hunger periods facing many rural communities by ensuring the availability of nutritious fruits for a healthy diet year-round. This chapter will highlight the diversity of indigenous fruit trees and their food composition and contribution to micronutrient and wider dietary needs. It will also highlight the ‘portfolio approach’ – for addressing seasonal and nutrient specific gaps in local diets. School gardens offer an important entry point for the integration and promotion of indigenous fruit trees for nutrition education and promotion of healthy diets. Schools also offer a platform for wider community engagement by promoting practical learning and engagement not only of pupils through such programmes as 4K clubs but also community and parent learning through SMCs and champion farmers.
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spelling CGSpace1134282024-02-29T09:08:47Z Trees nurture nutrition: An insight on how to integrate locally available food tree and crop species in school gardens McMullin, S. Stadlmayr, B. Ngethe, E. Wekesa, B. Njogu, K. Gachuiri, A. Mbaya, B. Katiwa, A. Jamnadass, Ramni H. genetic resources fruit trees nutrients Neglected indigenous fruit trees have an important role in providing vital minerals and micronutrients to growing children, as well as the wider community. The diversity of indigenous fruit trees also means they have an important role to play in addressing seasonality and hunger periods facing many rural communities by ensuring the availability of nutritious fruits for a healthy diet year-round. This chapter will highlight the diversity of indigenous fruit trees and their food composition and contribution to micronutrient and wider dietary needs. It will also highlight the ‘portfolio approach’ – for addressing seasonal and nutrient specific gaps in local diets. School gardens offer an important entry point for the integration and promotion of indigenous fruit trees for nutrition education and promotion of healthy diets. Schools also offer a platform for wider community engagement by promoting practical learning and engagement not only of pupils through such programmes as 4K clubs but also community and parent learning through SMCs and champion farmers. 2020-03-03 2021-04-20T04:52:55Z 2021-04-20T04:52:55Z Book Chapter https://hdl.handle.net/10568/113428 en Limited Access Routledge McMullin, S., Stadlmayr, B., Ngethe, E., Wekesa, B., Njogu, K., Gachuiri, A., Mbaya, B., Katiwa, A., Jamnadass, R., 2020. Trees nurture nutrition: An insight on how to integrate locally available food tree and crop species in school gardens. In: Hunter, D., Monville-Oro, E., Burgos, B., Rogel, C.N., Calub, B., Gonsalves, J., Lauridsen, N.O. (eds.), Agrobiodiversity, school gardens and healthy diets: Promoting biodiversity, food and sustainable nutrition. London: Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429053788-6
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fruit trees
nutrients
McMullin, S.
Stadlmayr, B.
Ngethe, E.
Wekesa, B.
Njogu, K.
Gachuiri, A.
Mbaya, B.
Katiwa, A.
Jamnadass, Ramni H.
Trees nurture nutrition: An insight on how to integrate locally available food tree and crop species in school gardens
title Trees nurture nutrition: An insight on how to integrate locally available food tree and crop species in school gardens
title_full Trees nurture nutrition: An insight on how to integrate locally available food tree and crop species in school gardens
title_fullStr Trees nurture nutrition: An insight on how to integrate locally available food tree and crop species in school gardens
title_full_unstemmed Trees nurture nutrition: An insight on how to integrate locally available food tree and crop species in school gardens
title_short Trees nurture nutrition: An insight on how to integrate locally available food tree and crop species in school gardens
title_sort trees nurture nutrition an insight on how to integrate locally available food tree and crop species in school gardens
topic genetic resources
fruit trees
nutrients
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/113428
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