| These Ethiopian women have just received their Moringa Tree from Vita staff. The introduction of the Moringa tree in this area by Vita provides sustenance for families during the acute food shortages that occur in the long dry seasons. |
Because the Moringa Tree produces leaves during the dry season and during times of drought, it is a life giving source of green vegetable when little other food is available.
It is fast growing and grows best in arid conditions,making it ideal for mass planting to stave off encroachment by blowing desert sands. It can also be grown as a living fence, helping to prevent overgrazing cattle and other animals.
Ounce for ounce, the leaves of the Moringa tree have more than three times the calcium of milk, slightly more potassium than bananas, more than twice the iron of spinach, and more than twice the vitamin C of Oranges. Truly it is a …'Miracle Tree' |
