Director,
T.E.(Terry)
Manning,
Schoener 50,
1771 ED
Wieringerwerf,
The Netherlands.
Tel:
0031-227-604128
Homepage:
http://www.flowman.nl
E-mail:
(nameatendofline)@xs4all.nl : bakensverzet
and
"Money is not
the key that opens the gates of the market but the bolt that bars them"
Gesell, Silvio The
Natural Economic Order
Revised English
edition, Peter Owen,
“Poverty is created scarcity”
Wahu Kaara, point 8 of the Global Call to Action Against Poverty, 58th
annual NGO Conference, United Nations,
03.03 Agricultural production
and food storage facilities in the project area.
The main sources of
staple food are farm produce, hence the district is a zone with a high
agricultural potential. Food production comes from the local farms, which are a
major source of food in the district. Local production is mainly maize and
beans. Other horticultural products such as vegetables,, potatoes, onions, and
carrots are also grown. Local consumption depends on these products and the
consumption costs depend on the availability, season and demand.
Some traditional storage methods are also used.
Some foodstuffs, such as tea,
sugar, coffee, but even maize and meat are imported into the area to meet the
demand for food.
The size and nature of landholdings vary from small-scale to large-scale
farms. Rural houses are usually built on the farm or land holding. Both men and
women do farm work. This often depends on whether family members also have
other jobs.
Farm surpluses are usually sold to the government so that they can be
directed to other areas in need of the type of food in question.
Malnutrition has been increasing in the district. Diet-related diseases
as Marasmus, Kwashiorkor are manifest. Cases of malnutrition are highest among
the landless population who, because of lack of ownership of land, cannot
diversify their food production and intake. They therefore consume the
available food with total disregard to its nutritional value.
Cases of malnutrition are highest among the landless population who,
because of lack of ownership of land, can not diversify their food production
and intake. They therefore consume the available food with total disregard to
its nutritional value.
Local
food processing includes milling.
Next file :
03.04
Domestic life : cooking facilities.
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