Boosting vegetable consumption in Peru

Aprodes supports families to grow their own vegetables. The organisation runs courses in crop production, and nutritionists explain the importance of healthy eating to the locals. As a result, more and more families have created their own vegetable garden, and there has been a strong improvement in the local diet. Aprodes has been active in the south east of Peru, close to the city of Cuzco, since 2006. The Rijk Zwaan Committee for Development Cooperation has been supplying vegetable seeds since 2005 and also shares its technical expertise.