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Moringa oliferaThe Moringa tree is anexcellent source of vitaminsand minerals especiallycalcium and Vitamin A. Theleaves, green pods andflowers can be cooked asvegetables. The leaves maybe dried and made into apowder to sprinkle into soupsand stews. This fast-growingtree can be planted alongboundaries and pruned toavoid it shading other crops.It can also be grown in bedsas a vegetable and harvested after one year. The dried seeds canbe used to purify water. Moringa tolerates hot, dry conditions andsandy soil. Give the tree some water to ensure leaves all year round.Useful cropsSoil improvement/groundcoverplant under maizeand other grainsPest controlplant on contoursand in windbreaksLive fence/windbreakplant on contoursSoil protectionplant on contoursCowpea, bambara groundnuts, soya beans,sugar beans, groundnuts, sweet potatoes,pumpkins, watermelon.Sunnhemp, lemon grass, tephrosia, vetivergrass, zumbane and other indigenous herbs.Rubber hedge, figs, erythrina, carissa,dovyalis, lannea, jatropha. sesbania,leuceana, pigeon pea, cassava, acacia,moringa.Bana grass, vetiver grass, sugar cane, fingermillet30