Cassava miracles “Those who have lived with us, know we are not the same”, says Nasinati, a farmer in Chata ADP. “There is a great difference. See we’ve a good, beautiful house. People regard our family as one of the model families in this village.”
Nasinati, 48, and her husband Chiyabwe, 53, have six children. A New Zealand family sponsors their 14-year-old daughter, Daliya. Nasinati was among the first 100 householders Chata ADP sent for a cassava-growing course three years ago as part of its crop diversification project, partially funded by the New Zealand Government under its Voluntary Agencies Support Scheme (VASS). Cassava (also known as manioc or tapioca) is a drought-resistant plant, whose starchy roots produce more calories per unit of land than any other crop in the world, except for sugar cane. The leaves provide vitamins and minerals and can be eaten as a vegetable. “We received 300 cassava cuttings from World Vision,” says
Chiyabwe. “I wanted more, so I worked in my friends’ gardens
to get 200 more.”
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