Malnutrition is Looming in Kazungula District

Treadle pump handover

We recently presented 15 treadle pumps to both female and male farmers. The people who received the treadle pumps had training on the pumps and how best to use them in their gardens. This initiative emphasizes nutrition education, cultivating foods high in vitamins and micronutrients, strengthening connections between rural producers and urban consumers, and educating farmers on nutrient management and pesticide usage. This comprehensive approach will continue to ensure greater financial stability and nutrient-rich diets for low-income families.

The treadle pumps come with hose pipes. People were using the treadle pumps almost immediately. People who already had gardens were carrying buckets of water up from the Zambezi River to water the gardens and this is no easy task and very time consuming to say the least. With the treadle pump the people will now be able to produce more crops and have larger fields. This will enable people to also sell some of their crops and reap an income. At present there are three families who are selling tomatoes and green vegetables to a hotel in Livingstone. When this happens parents will be able to pay school fees for their children. We work to strengthen low-income farmers’ access to markets, which results in greater profits and higher annual income.