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Implementing innovative processing technologies for nutrient-dense plant foods to safeguard perennial nutrition security - an East African and Southeast African country comparison - subproject 2 (Vegi-Leg)
Project
Project code: 2816PROC10
Contract period: 01.09.2018
- 30.11.2021
Purpose of research: Inventory & Assessment
Keywords: food security, marketing, regional value addition, data collection, food processing, human nutrition, nutrients, vegetable production, processing, pea
The aim of Vegi-Leg is to provide year-round nutrition security for the rural populations in Tanzania (TZ) and Mozambique (MZ) affected by anaemia and malnutrition. With the participation of small farmers, subsistence farmers, entrepreneurs and scientists, the development of gentle processing technologies and the preservation of nutritious (protein) and micronutrient-rich (iron, vitamin A) plant foods and thus the food value chain and the long-term nutritional situation in the respective regions are to be sustainably improved. A baseline survey analyses nutritional habits and status as well as gaps in the selection, cultivation, preparation, processing and storage of micronutrient-rich foods. The study focuses on (1) the identification of micronutrient-rich peas and leafy vegetables, the development of (2) low-cost innovative or traditional processing methods (3) food products and (3) training on nutrient-preserving preparation and processing techniques at household level to overcome seasonal food shortages and micronutrient deficiencies. The success of the project is monitored by a final survey in the various villages.
Section overview
Subjects
- Vegetable Gardening
- Communication Sciences
Funding programme
Excutive institution
Institute of Biological Chemistry and Nutritional Science (140)
