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Indigenous way of food preservation is very important in food security. Teso people [ethnic group in eastern Uganda and western Kenya, Ed.] used to preserve meat in a mound made of soda ash. This had to be smoked meat and the meat is placed inside the mound made of soda ash and covered. The meat will stay in this mound of soda ash for as long as six months or beyond without going bad. when a visitor comes and/or when there is scarcity or need to eat meat that day it will be picked and soaked and then cooked in groundnuts paste. This will be so tasty meal for that day. In this way, the rural households used to be food secure.
Also in Uganda, the plantain bananas are prepared in especial way whereby the bananas are covered in banana leaves and cooked for hours. The bananas will taste great. They also cooked meat and/or chicken wrapped in banana leaves. All the ingredients are introduced at the sametime with the meat and wrapped. This will be steamed for some good time untill it cooks well and served on special occassions like marriages and bid feasts.
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We need to educate the farmers on how they can obtain and eat nutritious foods without us providing these foods.
Farmers should be taught on locally available nutritious foods and be able to sustain themselves once we leave the community, also considering the nutritious needs of each age group.
Daniel Adotu
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Mr. Daniel Adotu
Street food is good for urban dwellers who can not be able to produce food and yet they work in the urban center all day.
The only issue that should be stressed is the hygiene and sanitation so that, the food is consumed in a clean and healthy environment.
Thank you
Daniel Adotu