To raise awareness about ‘hidden hunger’, pomegranate trees will be planted at schools across the Western Cape through the Food & Trees for Africa initiative.

Hidden hunger, or a deficiency in vitamins and minerals, affects as many as 1 in 3 people in developing countries. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates 100 to 140 million children lack sufficient vitamin A, and up to 500,000 become blind each year as a result.

To raise awareness about how eating fruit can increase the intake of vitamins and improve health, insurance company, Santam, is planting pomegranate trees which are high in Vitamin C, for students.

Ramni Jamnadass, who leads the World Agroforestry Centre’s research into Tree Diversity, Domestication and Delivery is quoted in the article on Publicity Update, saying. “Growing fruit trees, and taking advantage of the wealth of indigenous trees, could be one of the best ways of improving people’s physical and financial health,” says

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