
| Horticulture & Home Based Care Training |
| Tuesday, 23 September 2008 16:08 |
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The horticultural training sessions are primarily designed to promote a healthy balanced diet, but also equip the trainees with the ability to sell any excess produce to generate income for their family. The third and final horticulture training session for people living with HIV/AIDS was conducted in June. The first two sessions focused on vegetable field management and food and nutrition training, whilst the third session concentrated on agri-business. This involves looking at creating business plans, organising and managing a business, marketing and also basic finance and accounting. This module supports the skills already learned if participants want to start selling in local markets.
The primary aim of the earlier modules was to focus on improving nutrition to boost the immune system, which is essential in delaying the progression of HIV into AIDS. A healthy diet is also necessary if the participants are taking Anti-Retroviral drugs (ARVs) as they are basically ineffective if used along with a low nutritional diet. However, if the farmers feel they can produce more than enough good food for themselves and their family then they can use their new skills as an income-generating activity.
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