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The Tree of Paradise (Moringa) in Burkina Faso

presented by Mr Moise Sawadogo (May 2018) Burkina Faso is a country in West Africa where Moringa has grown for many centuries. Burkina Faso (formerly the Republic of Upper Volta) literally means “Land of Men of integrity”, and is called Burkina for short. It has an area of 274,000 km², with a population of around 18.6 million divided between 60 ethnic groups. The population density is about 68 inhabitants per square kilometer (World Bank, 2016) and the population growth rate is 2.9% . Neighbouring countries include Mali in the north and west, Niger to the east, Benin to the southeast, Togo and Ghana to the south and Ivory Coast in the southwest. The History of Moringa in Burkina Faso The main…

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Moringa, a Crop for ALL Generations by Masiye Munga, Zambia

My Introduction to Moringa through Extension Service It’s usually said that the driver of Agricultural productivity is extension service. For those who don’t know, extension service is the arm of agriculture that comes along side farmers and rural communities to help them grow and produce viable crops.  It was through Extension Service to farmers that I first got introduced to Moringa 20 years ago. At that time, the late Mr Vavaya Mulenga of the Conservation Farming Unit had introduced Moringa as a crop to Central Zambia, along with Jatropha and Bixa, Moringa. I belonged to an Association of graduates who built a large nursery for propagating moringa. These plants were given to farmers to grow on their own properties. The moringa plants grew…

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