{"id":189207,"date":"2021-05-18T03:01:25","date_gmt":"2021-05-18T01:01:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/pasha-107-exploring-the-use-of-the-moringa-plant-in-south-africa\/"},"modified":"2021-05-18T03:01:25","modified_gmt":"2021-05-18T01:01:25","slug":"pasha-107-exploring-the-use-of-the-moringa-plant-in-south-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/pasha-107-exploring-the-use-of-the-moringa-plant-in-south-africa\/","title":{"rendered":"Pasha 107: Exploring the use of the moringa plant in South Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/pasha-107-exploring-the-use-of-the-moringa-plant-in-south-africa.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<p>Moringa is a plant that offers many benefits. It is full of vitamins and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/abs\/pii\/S0254629918315060\">other nutrients<\/a>. It is also believed to have other pharmacological <a href=\"https:\/\/www.koreascience.or.kr\/article\/JAKO201435648479194.page\">properties<\/a>. Aside from food, parts of the moringa can be used for firewood, <a href=\"https:\/\/infonet-biovision.org\/EnvironmentalHealth\/Trees\/Moringa-Moringa-oleifera\">fencing, water purification<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/iopscience.iop.org\/article\/10.1088\/1742-6596\/1563\/1\/012021\/pdf#:%7E:text=There%20are%20cytokinin%20in%20moringa,used%20as%20organic%20liquid%20fertilizer.&amp;text=Organic%20liquid%20fertilizer%20is%20made,fermentation%20and%20rice%20washing%20water.\">fertiliser<\/a>. Moringa is also a <a href=\"https:\/\/sajs.co.za\/article\/view\/8689\">drought tolerant and resistant<\/a> crop. Cultivation has been rising in South Africa since it was introduced in 2006, but it has yet to reach its full potential. <\/p>\n<p>Moringa is an affordable alternative crop for many people in rural South Africa but the challenge is to make it more widely known. In today\u2019s episode of Pasha, Chuene Victor Mashamaite, a postdoctoral researcher and agronomist at Stellenbosch University, discusses moringa\u2019s many useful qualities and what can be done to encourage cultivation. <\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><strong>Photo:<\/strong><br \/>\u201cYoung Moringa leaves in nature\u201d by Areef Salaeh found on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shutterstock.com\/image-photo\/young-moringa-leaves-nature-518393047\">Shutterstock<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Music:<\/strong><br \/>\n\u201cHappy African Village\u201d by John Bartmann, found on <a href=\"http:\/\/freemusicarchive.org\/music\/John_Bartmann\/Public_Domain_Soundtrack_Music_Album_One\/happy-african-village\">FreeMusicArchive.org<\/a> licensed under <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/publicdomain\/zero\/1.0\/\">CC0 1<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOne Night In Africa \u201d by John Bartmann found on <a href=\"https:\/\/freemusicarchive.org\/music\/John_Bartmann\/Royalty-Free_Soundtrack_Music_Album_Two\/one-night-in-africa\">FreeMusicArchive.org<\/a> licensed under <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/4.0\/\">Attribution-ShareAlike License.<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/africa\/\">Source: The Conversation<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Moringa is a plant that offers many benefits. It is full of vitamins and other nutrients. It is also believed to have other pharmacological properties. Aside from food, parts of the moringa can be used for firewood, fencing, water purification and fertiliser. Moringa is also a drought tolerant and resistant crop. 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