New food crop varieties aim to end malnutrition, stunting
Business
December 27, 2020
HYDERABAD: Ramzan Mallah, a farmer of village Sultan Mallah in Tando Muhammad Khan district, was one of the first to cultivate bio-fortified wheat on one acre land.
In the remaining three of the four acres that he owns, he has cultivated seasonal vegetables on two acres, sparing one for kidney beans.
He was happy to describe the nutritional value in the new variety of wheat and kidney bean crops. He makes compost himself for the crops to avoid using chemical input.
Sharing his experiences, Ramzan said that last year he got 48 maunds per acre of the new variety of bio-fortified wheat. He said that his crops were rich in both zinc and iron and that the kidney beans were also a good source of protein and vitamins.