Is Pumpkin an underutilized fruit vegetable in Uganda?
Pumpkin is one of the underutilized fruit vegetables in Uganda despite the fact that it has wide spectrum of both nutritional and medicinal values.
Who is involved in pumpkin cultivation?
From the survey, it was observed that mostlyelderly people above 46 years were involved in pumpkin cultivation; youths were less involved and pumpkin cultivation is mainly practiced on a small scale.
Can obwelu and pumpkin be used in home preparation of provitamin A carotenoids?
Therefore, this study selected common bean, Obwelu and pumpkin, Sweet cream, locally cultivated in rural Uganda [19, 20], for use in the home preparation of a novel provitamin A carotenoids (PVACs), iron and zinc rich complementary food (CF).
Do pumpkins grow well in Africa?
In most African countries like Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria, South Africa,Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe, pumpkins grow well (Ngwerume and Grubben, 2004). … … Pumpkin leaves can be picked and boiled after barely two weeks of planting as well dried and stored.