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Article: STOPPING MALNUTRITION IN THE TROPICS WITH THE MORINGA TREE.(Brief Article)
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- WIN News
- Article date:
- March 22, 2000
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"The Moringa tree likes sunshine and can withstand drought conditions. It grows quickly from seed or cuttings, can reach a height of 12 feet within the first year, and regenerates itself even after the most severe pruning.
Two harvests of seed pods can be produced in one year (a mature tree can produce 1,000 pods annually), and the Moringa leaves tend to appear toward the end of the dry season when few other sources of green leafy vegetables are available.
The Moringa tree has many uses. The leaves and the young green pods ...