Mushroom cultivation can help reduce vulnerability to poverty and strengthens livelihoods through the generation of a fast yielding and nutritious source of food and a reliable source of income.
Soya bean is an important legume that is both a valuable source of feed for livestock and fish and a good source of protein in human diets. The soya bean industry provides numerous opportunities for value chain actors from seed and grain production through to processing and marketing.
They are excellent sources of dietary fiber, protein, B vitamins and many other important vitamins and minerals. There is good evidence that they can help reduce blood sugar, improve cholesterol levels and help maintain a healthy gut.
Varieties that need shorter days to develop bulbs can be grown on higher latitudes as onion sets than the same variety grown from seed. Varieties that need longer days to develop bulbs can be grown on lower latitudes as onion sets than the same variety grown from seed.
