Mieke Faber|S.L. Venter|AJ Spinnler Benadé
Increased vitamin A intake in children aged 2–5 years through targeted home-gardens in a rural South African community
South African Medical Research Council|Agricultural Research Council of South Africa|South African Medical Research Council
determine vitamin intake children aged 25 years rural south african community one year implementation homebased food production programme targeting betacarotenerich fruits vegetablesdietary intake children aged 25 years determined crosssectional survey one year implementation homebased food production programmea low socioeconomic rural african community approximately 60 km northwest coastal city durban kwazulunatal south africachildren aged 25 years n 100 50 children households homegardens producing betacarotene fruits vegetables project gardens 50 children households without project gardensas compared baseline data significant increase vitamin intake children households project gardens well children households without project gardens however children households project gardens significantly higher vitamin intake children households without project gardens increased vitamin intake children households without project gardens attributed availability butternuts local shop result project mothers negotiated project garden mothers obtain fruits vegetables childrena homebased food production programme targeting betacarotenerich fruits vegetables lead increase vitamin intake