From: Considerations for the design of nutrition-sensitive production programmes in rural South Africa
Food Group | Specific crops (alphabetically) | Recommendations | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ingquza Hill | Jozini | Maruleng | Ratlou | ||
Dark green leafy vegetables | Beetroot* | Promote and strengthen existing good patterns | Strengthen existing good patterns | Promote existing good patterns | Promote existing good patterns |
Legumes* | |||||
Pumpkins* | |||||
Spinach | |||||
Sweet potatoes* | |||||
African leafy vegetables (‘wild’ or cultivated) | |||||
Other vegetables | Beetroot | Promote and strengthen existing good patterns | Strengthen existing good patterns | Strengthen existing good patterns | Promote existing good patterns |
Cabbage | |||||
Cucumber Eggplant (brinjal)# Green beans Gem squash/‘Calabash’/other squash and pumpkin Green peppers& Lettuce Onions& Tomatoes Zucchini (baby marrow)# | |||||
Other fruit | Apples | Promote existing good patterns | Promote and strengthen existing good patterns | Promote and strengthen existing good patterns | Promote existing good patterns |
Avocados | |||||
Bananas | |||||
Berries | |||||
Citrus fruit | |||||
Figs | |||||
Guava (this tree has been classified as an invader species, and although high in nutrition, should not be recommended for cultivation) | |||||
Pears | |||||
Pineapples | |||||
Plums# | |||||
Watermelons | |||||
Short-term: Orange-fleshed vegetables | Carrots Dark orange pumpkin, butternut or squash Orange sweet potatoes | Promote existing good patterns | Strengthen existing good patterns | Promote existing good patterns | Promote existing good patterns |
Longer term: Orange-coloured fruit | Apricots | Promote existing good patterns | Promote existing good patterns | Promote existing good patterns | Promote existing good patterns |
Loquats | |||||
Mangos | |||||
Papaya | |||||
Orange peaches | |||||
Spanspek (cantaloupe)# |