Short description

Amaranth is commonly known as “dodo” by locals in Uganda. Incorporating it into daily meals is a cheapest lethal weapon to fighting hidden hunger amongst Uganda’s home steads. It is easy to grow, easy to cook and can be persons of all ages.

The problem we aim to solve

Despite Uganda being considered the food basket of East Africa with abundance of almost all foods and vegetables, it has also been found out that Uganda has the biggest number of malnourished persons in the region. This is because we focus on quantity and ignore quality. In Uganda, Amaranth (dodo) – despite it being an easy to grow and cook vegetable; it is ignored and sometimes uprooted as a weed from the gardens. Incorporating this easy to grow, easy to cook and readily available vegetable into our daily meals is the cheapest, sure way of fighting hidden hunger in Uganda.

Our solution

Using readily available plastic waste materials (bags and containers) by filling them up with soil and using bottle drip irrigation we can easily create a vegetable garden for each homestead. Tis will guarantee constant supply of vegetables throughout the year. Through sensitization of communities on the benefits of Amaranth (dodo) and its nutritional benefits, people can be easily encouraged and willingly grow and incorporate amaranth into their daily meals to avoid hidden hunger.