Food and Agriculture Africa

Home gardens offer various benefits, such as: 1. Fresh and Nutritious Produce: You can grow your fruits, vegetables, and herbs, ensuring access to fresh and nutritious food. 2. Cost Savings: Homegrown produce reduces grocery expenses and minimizes the need for store-bought items. 3. Environmental Impact: Gardens promote biodiversity, reduce carbon footprint, and help conserve water. 4. Physical Activity: Gardening provides a rewarding form of exercise, contributing to better physical health. 5. Stress Reduction: Spending time in a garden can be relaxing and therapeutic, reducing stress and promoting mental well-being. 6. Educational Opportunities: Gardening teaches valuable lessons about nature, biology, and the environment, making it a great learning experience, especially for children. 7. Improved Air Quality: Plants naturally filter the air, creating a cleaner and healthier environment. 8. Aesthetic Appeal: Home gardens enhance the beauty of your property, providing a pl...

Arc Muyiwa Ige addresses the significance of youth empowerment in the South West region of Nigeria, with a focus on Cultivating stevia as a means of achieving this goal. Youth empowerment entails equipping young individuals with essential tools, knowledge, and opportunities to enable them to be self-reliant, proactive, and successful contributors to society. In the context of the South West region of Nigeria, known for its rich agricultural heritage, there exists a remarkable potential to cultivate stevia as a profitable business venture that can positively transform the lives of our youth. Stevia, derived from the leaves of the Stevia rebaudiana plant, is a natural, zero calorie sweetener gaining global popularity as a healthier substitute for traditional sugar. Apart from its numerous health benefits, its cultivation in the favorable climate and soil conditions of South West Nigeria presents a unique economic opportunity for the region. The Virtual Conference on Opportuni...

*Weight Loss - Kill your sugar craving with Stevia* Replacing regular sugar with Stevia has many benefits to healthy weight loss. Not only does it increase energy and alertness, it has zero calorific value and zero glycaemic index (GI). It will help to curb sugar cravings and doesn’t spike the blood sugar like artificial and regular sweeteners. Sugar cravings are often caused by Candida overgrowth – a yeast that has a voracious appetite for sugar. Replacing regular sugar with Stevia can literally starve the Candida to death. Many people find when the Candida dies, their sugar cravings do too. Order for : Stevia Powder Hibiscus Stevia Tea Liquid Stevia. Stevia Seedlings Stevia saplings  🥦: @08052069264. or Urban Agriculture School Ring Road Ibadan  __Disclaimer: The information provided is for educational purposes only and does not constitute medical advice __

Stevia & Diabetes It’s good to know that research shows stevia does not have calories or carbohydrates and therefore has no effect in blood glucose. Diabetic people can still enjoy sweets without raising their blood sugar when substituting sugar for stevia The glycosides in Stevia act like insulin by stimulating the uptake of glucose into cells.  Stevia benefits can also impede the onset of diabetes in pre-diabetics and can prevent diabetes related complications in patients already suffering from the disease. There are many benefits of Stevia to diabetes sufferers. This natural sweetener can suppress glucose levels, significantly increase glucose tolerance and stabilise blood sugar levels  . The WHO believes that in the coming years, about 20% of sugar intake in many countries will be substituted with bio-sugar. This shift is due to a move away from sweeteners derived from chemicals, as they are unable to effectively manage the global diabetes epidemic. You can place your ...

The Ondo State Agricultural Commodities Association (OSACA) provides support to women through OBE (Soup) Garden Training. On Thursday, July 20th, participants of the OBE program received training on establishing gardens in their own homes. The primary goal of the OBE project is to educate numerous Nigerian households about the benefits of growing their own food for both economic purposes and improved well-being. Following the training session, the women were generously given free seeds to help them embark on their agricultural journey. Mrs. Tomi Olatoye, the founder of the OBE initiative, emphasized the importance of empowering women and expressed her gratitude to OSACA for collaborating with her team to train these women. She also conveyed her aspirations to conduct similar training sessions across the entire South-West region and Nigeria as a whole.