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Why Children are a lot Like Carrots
Two farmers, John and Sam owned land side by side. They always tried to outdo each other. One year they each planted carrots. John took care to sow his seeds far apart. Sam filled his plot with seeds. “My father always planted like this, and we never starved. This way I will have many more…
Grow and Eat Nutritious Yams
In the Pacific, the yam is a popular and important food crop. In some places yams are eaten every day, particularly when they are in season. In other places yams are eaten only on special occasions. No matter how and when they are used, yams are recognised for their delicious flavour and cultural values. They…
Coping with Tuberculosis
In China they call the disease the “terrible chest”. Doctors call it tuberculosis, or TB for short. By any name, it is a killer. Tuberculosis is an infection, which means that a germ, in this case the TB germ, invades your body and makes you sick. The germ is too small to see with your…
Breaking the Guinea Worm Cycle
It is a painful affliction that is so common you may have suffered it yourself. Or your children have, or your neighbour. Chances are many people in your village have been crippled by the pain of this condition, and some of them never recovered completely. It is called Guinea worm, and it is probably as…
Eat Grain Sprouts for Better Health
Eating grain sprouts improves your diet and stretches your budget at the same time. Like dry grain, grain sprouts, also simply called “sprouts” contain protein, carbohydrates, minerals, and vitamins A and B. But sprouts also contain vitamin C, which is missing in the dry grain. You need vitamin C to protect yourself against infections and…
Breastmilk Keeps Babies Healthy
I am going to tell you about mother’s milk and how a baby feeds. We’ll also talk about some of the problems you may have while breastfeeding. Let’s start by stressing that nature has designed human milk for the human baby. Cow’s milk is made for calves, and even when processed for commercial use is…
Breastmilk Can Protect Your Baby from Sickness
Save and edit this resource as a Word document Content: Colostrum in breastmilk helps protect newborns from germs that cause tetanus, whooping cough, pneumonia, diphtheria, and stomach upsets. Mother: (shyly) I’m pregnant. Doctor: (laughing) Yes, I can see that. There’s no problem, is there? Have you just come for a check-up? Mother: No, you see,…
Produce Clean, Safe Milk
Is the milk we get from our animals always safe to drink? The answer, unfortunately, is no. Milk spoils easily. And sometimes milk can carry diseases. There are two steps in making sure the milk you get from your animals is wholesome. One is to keep the milking process absolutely clean. The second way is…
VITA Volunteers in Technical Assistance: Safe Food Storage Part 2
VITA stands for Volunteers in Technical Assistance. It is a private, U.S. nonprofit organization that supports people working on technical problems in developing countries. With information and other assistance, VITA helps individuals and groups select and implement technologies appropriate to their situations. Today’s topic is safe food storage, and we will be offering listeners information…
VITA Volunteers In Technical Assistance: Safe Food Storage Part 1
VITA stands for Volunteers In Technical Assistance.It is a private, U.S. nonprofit organization that supports people working on technical problems in developing countries. With information and other assistance, VITA helps individuals and groups select and implement technologies appropriate to their situations. Today’s topic is safe food storage, and we will be offering listeners information about…