AFRICA

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    Marethabile’s Moringa Journey 

    (by Marethabile Leqheka, South Africa) My name is Marethabile Leqheka, raised by the most beautifully soul-gifted man and woman.  I descend from the peaceful village of Pitseng. I would spend my young days with playing freely with my 5 brothers and sisters, without a care in the world. My powerful and determined parents taught us the strict rules of survival, love and happiness at a tender age.  We would draw water from the springs, wash our tons of laundry at the river to turn and soak in the same river cooling off our young carefree bodies and day-by-day scars.  Organic plants have always been a part of me, as there was not much to depend on those days. We would cultivate…

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    Opportunities for Moringa in Malawi

      (Presented by Owen Kandulu – June 2018) I am Owen Kandulu from Malawi, and I am the Managing Director for Sustainable Living Solutions Limited. This is a company with its core business of creating entrepreneurs with and without use of natural resources. I make this presentation on behalf of this organisation and on behalf of fellow Malawians. The presentation centres on the opportunities and challenges of moringa as a business and possible solutions. Opportunities Malawi is a country with around 18 million people and ranked among the poorest countries in the world.  It is ironic that so many people face hunger, poverty and malnutrition, while moringa is flourishing and could eradicate these challenges.  Moringa grows wildly in many parts of…

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    Moringa in Green Burundi

    (Presented by Vincens Burow Lydia – Feb 2018) My name is VINCENS Burow Lydia. I am a Burundian, Manager of MOTHER NATURE PRODUCTS.    (In these photos I am with AMH’s President, Professor Robert Tchitnga, who visited Burundi in January.) Traditionally in the Kings’ era, Burundians ate vitamin-rich sorghum pulp (crushed with its bark), but because of the low yield of this food, Burundians subsequently kept their food habits, making use of maize and cassava pills which have a higher yield per hectare (ha), but, low nutritional values (white flours). Mr Albert Mbonerane (former Minister of Environment and territory Planning) is behind the official and massive introduction of the Moringa Oleifera Tree in Burundi. It is mainly through its association called…

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    Short stories on a Moringa in Cameroon

    (Presented by Eng. Guillaume NDE TENE) (Cameroon is a Central African country on the Gulf of Guinea, bordered by Nigeria, Chad, Central African Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and Republic of Congo. French and English are the official languages. Population is approx. 23.5 million and area approx. 475,000 sq km.) I am delighted and feel honored to share the following short life stories on Moringa in Cameroon. I first came to hear about this God given species thru a friend, but when I saw it and tasted it, I was sure that I had already experienced it when I was young.  I remembered its leaves with their light acidic taste and small size. I then started searching the Internet to confirm what…

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    Nigeria, a Hub for Moringa

    (Presented by Deji and Ife Adeleke – May 2018) Nigeria, a country of 180 Million with majority of the population being farmers, has been farming moringa for years. It is widely grown in the northern part of Nigeria and known as Zogale. The History of Moringa in Nigeria In the 1970s and 80s Moringa was a popular vegetable among the lower class, eaten with staple food. It was also given to those with various illness in the rural areas. In the last 15 years, a lot of young farmers has gone into planting moringa and adding value to it. An average home in the Northern part of Nigeria has a Moringa tree. Nigeria hosted a Moringa conference in 2007, which also…

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    Moringa as a Business

    In this article you will discover how moringa is a good business.  Zindaba shares how he and his wife discovered moringa, and started a successful business with Moringa soap.  At the same time, they were able to help vulnerable women and their families through soap making. Our Moringa Story: My name is Zindaba Ngwenyama, proudly married with 3 children consisting of two boys and one girl. For the past 4 years we have been living on a farm, 12 kilometres to the west of Lusaka central business district. My profession is a video producer with a strong bias towards documentary making. Having grown up being nurtured into gardening at an early age by my mother, it became only natural that eventually…

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    Empowering Households in Ghana through Moringa

    presented by Diedong Samir (June 2018) My name is Diedong H. Samir (Prince), one of AMH’s country representatives from Ghana. This is a report on how we as Ghanaians are doing in the Moringa industry. Ghana is a democratic and mostly Christian country in Western Africa, with a population of approximately 28 million, with a variety of ethnic, linguistic and religious groups. In 1957 it gained independence from the UK. Ghana covers an area of almost 240 thousand square km, with a diverseness of coastal savannahs to tropical rainforests. It is nestled between the Ivory Coast to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, Togo to the east and the Gulf of Guinea and Atlantic Ocean to the south. Ghana means…

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    Eat and Plant Moringa in eSwatini (Swaziland)

    (Presented by Lungile Ginindza – May 2018) Good afternoon Moringa family. I’m humbled to present to you a story about me in the Moringa journey. I started Moringa in 2013 upon hearing from the Royal family, Prince and the Princess, talking about the economic and health benefits of Moringa, during the Cattle byre which was held in 2012 in eSwatini. I was listening to the radio. Getting Started Out of that curiosity, I started researching about Moringa Oleifera. As a Researcher, Agricultural Economist, I gathered that it was one of the most nutritious plant, a vegetable plant, a miracle tree, never die tree. I surfed the Internet to find out more about this amazing plant. I gathered a lot of documentations…

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    Moringa Foodie from Mali – Xavier Theres

    Meet Xavier My name is xavier theres. I have been using moringa oleifera during 4 years now. When I traveled in Jamaica and stayed there for two years I came to know about moringa because it grows abundantly in certain parts of the island. In Africa, Senegal and Ghana were the first states to cultivate moringa and use it to treat malnutrition and to help many woman that suffered from iron deficiency. I did my researches about this tree more and was surprised to know and feel the benefit of it. I begin to make it known to people around me by selling the powder and the seeds and the feedback was satisfying. One day a man that I met in…

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