11/7/2022 0 Comments Embrace nutrition![]() ![]() The gardens are essential for food security from produce in the garden, they also give occupation to jobless villagers and create hope of development regardless of climate change,” says Kwidini. Hwange Rural District Councillor of Lukosi ward Councillor Ishmael Kwidini says there are many benefits coming with nutrition gardens in the nutrition gardens and the Lukosi irrigation scheme. Better income means families can better take of other needs of children,” continues Nyoni. Moreover, the families sell some of the vegetables which improve family income. The end game is to ensure families have a better capacity to provide for their children. More income means families can better take care of their children. “This leads to more food and income through vegetable sales for households. In a bid to uplift the lives of the indigenes’ World Vision adopts climate-smart agriculture techniques through solar-powered pumping systems, dams and irrigation systems which allow all year round farming and therefore, higher yields and more crop diversification. ![]() The objective is to strengthen the resilience of vulnerable households to drought and other disasters that threaten to disrupt the livelihoods of families in Hwange,” says Nyoni. “Due to climate change, droughts have become more frequent and more severe leading to serious crop and livestock losses and therefore, food insecurity for many families. Speaking to The Citizen Bulletin, Word Vision Hwange Area Manager Mr Lovemore Nyoni notes that, one of the root causes of rural poverty in Hwange is drought. In filling the gap, World Vision, an international non-governmental organisation has facilitated the establishment of about 21 of these irrigation schemes across the Hwange district. A notable scheme is the government-owned Lukosi irrigation nutrition garden which measures 29,2 hectares, accommodating 73 beneficiaries with the majority being women. Hwange district is increasingly engaging in nutrition gardens. Infertile soils, adverse weather conditions, foraging wild animals and poor input and output market access are the biggest constraints to crop production,” notes the 2020 report. “Cultivation of maize, sorghum, millet and pulses is unreliable and wild foods are consumed during the lean season. Nutrition gardens are being coordinated by villagers with technical support from the Agritex department and other supporting organisations.Īnnual ZIMVAC Rural Livelihood Baseline Profiles notes that north-western Zimbabwe which includes Hwange district is a dry, remote and a resource-poor area suffering from chronic food insecurity. The good rains received in the 2020/21 agricultural season cannot easily rehabilitate the social stress and economic damage caused by three successive years of climate change-induced droughts in the district.Ī recent visit by The Citizen Bulletin to various nutrition gardens reveals that the gardens are fast becoming the hope of the communities to evade hunger and poverty. There is never any pressure or expectation as options and modifications will be offered, allowing you to move at your own pace and challenge yourself just as much as feels good in your body at that moment.Hwange which falls under the agro-ecological zone 4, characterised by high temperatures and low rainfall has been struggling in socio-economic development for the past few years, now nutritional gardens have come to the rescue. This class is suitable those with yoga experience or an existing level of fitness. Having challenged your body and mind, you will leave feeling calm, relaxed and ready to face the challenges of everyday life. While physical strength and stamina may be tested as you bend, twist ans stretch, the meditative quality of the practice leads toward stillness and calm. You will be encouraged to explore your body and breath while moving mindfully and with awareness of safe alignment, in a relaxed and supportive atmosphere. The pace then slows down once again in preparation for relaxation at the end of the class. You will build heat and release tension while increasing strength, flexibility, balance, co-ordination and focus. A slow warm-up builds gradually to a variety of steady paced flows, using the breath to transition seamlessly from pose to pose. ![]() The class begins by focusing on the breath to ground and centre your awareness in the moment, allowing all other concerns and distractions to quieten and fade. ![]()
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