UYOGA: KITEGA UCHUMI KWA WABUNIFU WENYE BIDII

Ukulima wa uyoga ni kitega uchumi kinachoweza kumnasua Mkulima mapema kutoka kwenye u maskini;
1. Ukuaji wake ni wa haraka huchukua  takriban siku 30-40 kuanza  kuvunwa  tangu  Mbegu kupandwa. Hivyo hurudisha pesa haraka kwa mwekezaji, na baada ya kuanza kuvunwa  mkulima akitunza vizuri ataendelea  kuvuna kwa miezi 2 hadi 4, kwa mpando  mmoja
2. Huhitaji eneo dogo  la ardhi
3.Gharama za uendeshaji ni ndogo  sana haihitaji umeme, hutumia  masalia ya mazao na takataka kuzalishia  uyoga n.k (gharama kubwa hutumika kwa miundombinu ya awali kama mashamba na vifaa n.k)
4.Hautegemei misimu ya mvua; hivyo Mkulima hujipatia kipato chake kipindi chote cha mwaka tofauti na mazao mengine.
BAADA YA KUVUNA
5.Mabaki baada ya uyoga kuvunwa  hutumika kama mbolea nzuri na ya Asili kwa kuoteshea mimea kama matunda na mboga mboga; pia hutumika Kutengeneza chakula cha mifugo.

Lakini ili kuwa na kitega uchumi cha uhakika zaidi mtu  yoyote anayetaka kuwekeza kwenye sekta hii hana budi kujifunza vizuri, na kwa undani sayansi na teknlojia ya ukulima wa aina mbalimbali za Uyoga: Uyoga wenye soko la uhakika, Uyoga wenye manufaa katika kuboresha afya ya jamii.

Imetolewa katika kitabu cha "UYOGA, FAIDA ZAKE KU-AFYA, KI-UCHUMI, KI-MAZINGIRA, NA KATIKA UKULIMA WAKE"; Keto E. Mshingeni, PH.D
Profesa, Hubert Kairuki Memorial University

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MUSHROOMS AND ONIONS EATING FOR BETTER HEALTH

Eating Mushrooms and eating Red and Yellow Onions create better health for our bodies!
Mushrooms are full of B vitamins, including riboflavin, niacin, and pantothenic acid, which help to provide #energy by breaking down #proteins, #fats and #carbohydrates.
🍄#Bvitamins also play an important role in the nervous system.
🍄#Pantothenic acid helps with the production of hormones and also plays an important role in the nervous system.
🍄#Riboflavin helps maintain healthy red blood cells.
🍄#Niacin promotes healthy skin and makes sure the digestive and nervous systems function properly. 🍄#Mushrooms are also a source of important minerals:
🍄Selenium is a mineral that works as an antioxidant to protect body cells from damage that might lead to heart disease, some cancers and other diseases of aging. It also has been found to be important for the immune system and fertility in men.
🍄 Mushrooms are among the richest sources of selenium in the produce aisle and provide 8-22 mcg per serving.
🍄This is good news for vegetarians, whose sources of #selenium are limited.
🍄#Ergothioneine is a naturally occurring antioxidant that also may help protect the body’s cells. 🍄Mushrooms provide 2.8-4.9 mg of ergothioneine per serving of white, portabella or crimini mushrooms.
🍄#Copper helps make red blood cells also it helps keep bones and nerves healthy.
🍄#Potassium is an important mineral! It helps your nerves to function and muscles to contract. It also helps move nutrients into cells and waste products out of cells. A diet rich in potassium helps to offset some of sodium's harmful effects on blood pressure.
Onions!
Although more research is needed, #onions have been linked to improved bone health, lower blood sugar levels and reduced risk of cancer🎀 Observational studies have linked increased consumption of onions to reduced #risk of several types of #cancers, such as #stomach, #breast, #colon- and #prostate cancers.
Source: https://plus.google.com/11757338523784011…/posts/9mZ4DNWoVEP

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GANODERMA-MEDICINAL MUSHROOM

Ganoderma lucidum are known as reishi in Japan and lingzhi in China. These medicinal mushrooms, which are usually ground up and added to teas and soups or sold in capsule form, have significant health benefits.
Reishi mushrooms get their medicinal powers from two components: polysaccharides and triterpenes. Iris Benzie, professor of biomedical science in the Department of Health Technology & Informatics at Hong Kong Polytechnic University, who has been studying reishi for 15 years, tells Time magazine: "Polysaccharides are believed to stimulate white cells and the immune system and possibly be involved in preventing new blood vessel growth, which has an anticancer effect because cancer cells growing rapidly need a good blood supply and encourage blood vessel growth to nourish them. Triterpenes are believed to be ingredients that might have something to do with lowering cholesterol."

Also, Reishi mushrooms contain complex sugars known as beta-glucans that may stop cancer cells from growing and spreading, according to the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. They also boost immune response, and their triterpenes may have blood pressure-lowering and anti-allergy or antihistamine effects, the cancer center says.
Source: http://quiet-corner.com/…/5-medicinal-mushrooms-health-ben…/

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Mushrooms Project at Nyarugusu, Refugees Camp in Kasulu, Kigoma to improve eonomic self reliance and livelihoods of the Refugees and the sorrounding community

HERTU Investment and Temise Tanzania through Hertu Farms Project has great honor to provide consultation services for establishing SMALL SCALE MUSHROOM FARMING DEMONSTRATION SITE, in Nyarugusu Refugees Camp, Kasulu District, in Kigoma Region.
The project is funded by Church World Services (CWS); a faith base organization transforming communities around the globe through just and sustainable responses to hunger, poverty, displacement and disaster. As a global humanitarian agency, CWS works to improve self-reliance and expand livelihood opportunities of vulnerable men and women in a variety of locations and settings. Since 2015, CWS has served as the lead agency for the ACT Alliance in responding to the emergency needs of Burundian men, women and children seeking protection in Tanzania.
Under refugee and host community livelihood programs (Nyarugusu refugee camp), through REFLECT pilot project, Nutrition and livelihood program; CWS aim to establish a small scale Mushroom Farming Demonstration site.

The following services will provided;
--Construction of mushrooms houses.
 
--Provide practical hands-on training to project beneficiaries on mushroom cultivation from, substrates    preparation, farm caring and planting, fruiting, harvesting, processing, storing, package and branding, marketing, business development for mushroom, cooking methods, record keeping, and financial management.

 --Entrepreneurial skills, Mentorship and capacity building


The project was established to meet the following objectives;
--To provide hands on training on mushrooms cultivation, providing entrepreneurial skills, Business Development Services, capacity building and mentorship to the beneficiaries 25 Women to start with and expected to reach 120 beneficiaries.
--Introducing the camp and the surrounding community to the pleasures and benefits of eating mushrooms to improve their health and nutrition
--Offer hands-on learning opportunities and inspiring the beneficiaries of the project to engage in mushrooms cultivation to improve economic self-reliance and livelihoods
--To improve self-reliance and expand livelihoods opportunities of vulnerable people in the camp and surrounding community
The expected outcome of the project:
--To improving nutrition and health of the Refugees in a camp and the surrounding community at Kasulu District.
--To improve economic self-reliance and livelihoods of Refugees and the community through mushrooms cultivation.

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