poverty reduction and food production, with little attention paid to nutrition. Food security is expected to be achieved with the production of large quantities of food. However, food security entails good nutrition rather than merely satisfying the stomach. When farmers and their family members are malnourished, their potential to perform physical activity is disrupted, and as a result, overall agricultural production and economic progress also suffer.
Extension staff should be knowledgeable about the food crops and its particular nutrients so that they can teach the farmers which kinds of food to cultivate and consume. Farmers who are solely focused on mass production of food crops such as bananas or maize are neglecting to provide fruits, vegetables, beans, and groundnuts to their family.
Dr Adrian Dubock, Executive Secretary of the Golden Rice Humanitarian Board, Philippines, explained about what nutrition a good diet must provide. He wrote, “Food must provide a source of micronutrients, carbohydrates, protein and fats including minerals, such as iron and zinc, and vitamins A, C and D”.
This is why organizations like Harvest-Plus are encouraging the cultivation and consumption of bio-fortified orange fleshed sweet potato and beans, which are fortified with nutrients like iron, zinc, and vitamin A, which the World Health Organization (WHO) considers to be the most important for good health. Ugandans have a right to enough food that is safe, inexpensive, and nutritious.
