Projects have been implemented by DEMA to assist in preserving the breadfruit staple food tree by managing a replantation farm site in Menen District.
The objective of the proect is to improve the security of food that is being consumed by the locals and with that other staple food trees will be also be replanted.
With the frequent amount of imported goods, local staple food trees tend to be forgotten.
Dowouw advises that it is good to know these locally produced staple food trees.
During the drought season, many staple food trees were lost due to the heat.
DEMA is working towards an outreach in the community on the prevention of the loss of local staple food trees.
DEMA will be visitng communities in serach for remaining staple food trees to collect samples that will assist their project of preserving staple food trees.
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