Towards Sustainable Nutrition Improvement in Rural Mozambique
(TSNI), Project Activities November 2002 - March 2003
Young girl taking care of her baby sister while mother is in the field.
Catale, Mopeia district. This undernourished child is suffering from
skin infections and conjunctivitis. Her single mother was invited to join
the farmer’s group entitled Abaixo Fome (Drive down the hunger).
Towards Sustainable Nutrition Improvement in Rural Mozambique
(TSNI), Project Activities November 2002 - March 2003
Logistic Challenge #1. From left to right, enumerator Gervasia,
extensionist Geraldo, and assistent field supervisor Momad
César, remove a log blocking the road in Catale. Trees
frequently fall during storms on the Catale access road.
Towards Sustainable Nutrition Improvement in Rural Mozambique
(TSNI), Project Activities November 2002 - March 2003
Logistic Challenge #2. This day the vehicle could not make it through
the water covering the access road to Mexixine village, as there was a
large hole at the end of the section where water had washed the road
away. Shown here is extensionist Chiposse returning to Mexixine after
having retrieved fuel for his motorcycle from the truck.
Towards Sustainable Nutrition Improvement in Rural Mozambique
(TSNI), Project Activities November 2002 - March 2003
Members of Farmer’s group Monte (Posto Campo/Muchenge village)
receiving planting material for their group multiplication plot. Each
group receives 3-4 different varieties of orange flesh sweet potato.
Towards Sustainable Nutrition Improvement in Rural Mozambique
(TSNI), Project Activities November 2002 - March 2003
Extensionist Geraldo (seated with white cap on) demonstrating to
farmer’s group Graça a Deus (Thanks to God) how to prepare the
sweet potato cutting for planting in the multiplication plot.
Towards Sustainable Nutrition Improvement in Rural Mozambique
(TSNI), Project Activities November 2002 - March 2003
Members of Graça Deus (Posto Campo, Mwacanua A village)
group preparing one quarter of the group’s multiplication plot.
Towards Sustainable Nutrition Improvement in Rural Mozambique
(TSNI), Project Activities November 2002 - March 2003
Farmer’s group Independente gathered at their meeting site to sell the
first vines produced from their rapid multiplication plot. The idea is to
train 1-2 farmer’s groups per area to become consistent suppliers of
planting material in lieu of depending strictly on project managed sites.
Towards Sustainable Nutrition Improvement in Rural Mozambique
(TSNI), Project Activities November 2002 - March 2003
Extensionist Timoteo Andrade posing in the middle of the research plot
in Posto Campo containing new sweet potato varieties for testing from
SARRNET/INIA. Most of this plot survived despite having received
poor rains.
Towards Sustainable Nutrition Improvement in Rural Mozambique
(TSNI), Project Activities November 2002 - March 2003
Note how this research plot in Mexixine is thriving compared to the plot
in Posto Campo, due to much more favorable moisture and soil
conditions.
Towards Sustainable Nutrition Improvement in Rural Mozambique
(TSNI), Project Activities November 2002 - March 2003
Farmer’s Group Graça a
Deus planting their
sweet potato
multiplication plot. Note
that they created small
depressions around the
vine to retain moisture
due to the poor rains in
Catale during the month
prior to planting. The
group selected a site in
the zona baixa which is
characterized by high
residual soil moisture
content.
Towards Sustainable Nutrition Improvement in Rural Mozambique
(TSNI), Project Activities November 2002 - March 2003
Extensionist Anatascio Chipose posing with 3 members of the farmer’s
group managing the rapid multiplication plot in Mexixine.
Towards Sustainable Nutrition Improvement in Rural Mozambique
(TSNI), Project Activities November 2002 - March 2003
Cheryl Jackson posing with enumerator/community nutritionist
Teresa Puessa and the family she just finished interviewing in
the control area of Mirrimene, in Nicoadala district.
Towards Sustainable Nutrition Improvement in Rural Mozambique
(TSNI), Project Activities November 2002 - March 2003
Cheryl Jackson visiting a conventional multiplication plot recently
planted in Posto Campo, accompanied by extensionist Timóteo, members
of the farmer’s group, the provincial directorate nutritionist Eugenia
Raposo, and project nutritionist Nadia Osman.