Longtemps délaissées en Afrique au profit de légumes considérés comme “plus modernes” tels le chou ou la carotte, les feuilles de moringa se prêtent à toutes sortes de préparations culinaires (pains, beignets, pâtes, condiments, etc.). Séchées et réduites en poudre, elles constituent un bon complément alimentaire, véritable concentré de protéines, vitamines et minéraux. Cent grammes de ses feuilles fraîches renferment autant de protéines qu’un œuf, de vitamine C qu’une orange, de calcium qu’un verre de lait… La graine se mange grillée comme une arachide. Le moringa sert aussi comme fourrage et il entre dans la composition de médicaments, de teintures, de papier…
Ce guide vise à améliorer les pratiques de culture et de transformation des feuilles de moringa, afin d’améliorer la qualité sanitaire et nutritionnelle du produit final et d’assurer ainsi un revenu aux producteurs.
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Produire et transformer les feuilles de moringa
Moringa Association of Ghana/Moringanews/CTA, 2010, 36 p.
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i have read some articles on the use of moringa leaves in Burkina Faso sometime back, but it's only now that i got to know that the moringa leaves are actually our local "brede mouroum"! :)
ReplyDeleteand it's very nice to have books to download, nice initiative, keep it up!
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ReplyDeleteWell it's never too late :)
But this crop is really magical.. u can use it as food and to disinfect stuff as well..
Many of us grew up eating it.. I recall having bouillon mouroum almost everyday..
It's nickname certainly reflect the people's status at that time: brede ouroum, baton mouroum..malheureux content manger....
Now.. it has become Moringa Brede A La Nage in 5 star Hotels
yeah, i agree that this crop is magical, it can be used in so many ways.. What has fascinated me the most is to find out that its leaves have more beta-carotene than carrots, more protein than peas, more vitamin C than oranges, more calcium than milk, more potassium than bananas and more iron than spinach.
ReplyDeleteU should be doing your final year thesis on something to 'valoriser les legumes / fruits en voie de disparition
ReplyDeleteyeah, it would have been interesting, but I have already started to work on my dissertation which is on extension officers! :)
ReplyDeleteGood to learn that we have been eating good stuff in the village, unfortunately such items are being rated as forgotten vegetable.If I'm not mistaken the Mouroung could be considered a bio/organic plant in the real sense.Thks for the information and keep it up.
ReplyDeleteThis is perhaps one of the best encouragements we have got so far since coming online with News Agric Channel.
ReplyDeleteThank you K Sunghon. Its indeed morale boosting to witness farmers being able to access websites and interact.
This shall indeed send a clear signal that planters have evolved and should not be taken for granted. We need to develop platforms that suit future aspirations as well and not dwell on prehistoric beliefs...
All I can say is that keep visiting our blog and facebook and do not hesitate to leave your comments, good or bad, as these will be helpful for us to help the farming community.
Do inform your farmer friends about this website and the facebook account.
Kind regards,
Blog Admin - U know Who !!
Nawsheen,
ReplyDeleteSee the comments of our planter friend Kreepalloo..
Its never too late, if you are interested in a similar thesis, try to speak to your supervisor..
I am sure lots of people will help you in bringing back to limelight, forgotten food of the past..
The comments is also for all UoM BSc students.. and to R&D people.. U should be thinking of growing substitute crops to imports...local things... rather than concentrating on wheat and rice!!
I've just read his comment and it's really great to have a planter to comment here and prove that they do have access to the blog because last week itself when I said in class that a blog can be used as a communication method by extension officers, all my classmates were against this idea because according to them farmers in Mauritius do not have access to the net and all..
ReplyDeleteIt's a good start, we should encourage more farmers to visit the website and share their views like Mr. Kreepalloo! :)
Concerning my thesis, I'll think about it..
You will be amazed.. I know other planters who access the net etc...
ReplyDeleteBut its just like a normal curve..
For the time we have some that use fairly and some well versed.. will the majority not so much..
But that does not mean that the services should not be offered because the children of the farmers can access the net for them!
that's exactly my point, if the service is here, there are ways for them to have access to it, whether by themselves or their children..
ReplyDeleteIt is really an interesting concept to emphasize on our traditional plant resources like the "brede mouroum". I think it is better to find simple means like re-discovering our locally available crops rather than looking for alternatives that might be costly or time consuming to yield results.. And valorising our traditional crops is a form of conservation for me as it ensures agricultural diversity.
ReplyDeleteAlthough I like brede Mouroum, i have always taken that vegetable for granted. I guess because its not something that we buy. But now that am not in Mauritius, i really miss Brede Mouroum...and surprisingly, i started getting it in Australia. Its is so much appreciated here:))
ReplyDeleteFirst: Apologies in delay for publishing your comment
ReplyDeleteIts good to know that we have MRU people in Australia coming to our blog.
The brede mouroum has many medicinal properties as well..
Hey.. but I hope you are not 'malheureux' over there.. as it is known to be the 'malheureux's food :)