Miracle Tree



There is a tree that grows in Zambia that is called the "moringa tree". The leaves and stem of the tree are filled with , amino acids,protein, vitamins, and anti-oxidants. In the article it mentions that the tree's would cost a lot of start planting but a lot of funding done to help Africa's starvation problems could go to this. One male who works with these tree's has been feeding his wife and children these seeds and he says he has noticed his family being more healthy overall. The article mentions that a lot of people grow maize because it is cheap and easier. Yes this fills people up, but it does not have nutritional value.

I think this would help millions of children and adults who live in poverty and cannot afford/ don't have adequate resources to food. I think a good way would be to fund raise money to help plant moringa trees in Zambia and other countries who have malnutrition problems. The more tree's they plant could make Zambia more of wealthy country due to gaining money from the tree's, gaining healthiness, and also could employ people to take care of the tree's. This "miracle tree" could help in many ways.

 

http://www.bbc.com/news/business-30504720

 

Stolarz, Sarah. "Could a 'miracle Tree' Help End Malnutrition in Zambia? - BBC News." BBC News. BBC, 17 Apr. 2015. Web. 06 May 2015.

This is a picture of a moringa tree. I got this picture from the article site as well.

 

 

 

 

I used this picture to help give you more of an idea how much malnutrition is happening in Zambia. This picture shows that over 35% of Zambia's population is living with malnutrition.

http://www.allianceforum.org/en/nutrition/

Nutrition Project - Alliance Forum Foundation" Alliance Forum Foundation. Alliance, n.d. Web. 06 May 2015.