Feeding Malnourished Children with Spirulina Algae
Spirulina is highly nutritious and contains about 50 to 70 percent proteins; it is rich in iron, amino fluids and carotenes and contains other micro-nutrients as well. In Mansa, it is being grown in ponds in the communities because of its high medicinal and nutritional value.
Zambia has in the recent past been importing spirulina from the United States of America (USA). However, due to high demand, imported products could not meet the demand, prompting the Zambia Agricultural Research Institute (ZARI) to engage in local production of spirulina.
Working with ZARI in Luapula province is a non-governmental organisation (NGO) called Programme against Malnutrition (PAM) that is pro-moting the production and consumption of spirulina in Luapula.
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