World Vegetable Center

🌱Even where conventional agriculture is impossible, vegetables can still thrive.

New research explores how families are growing food in remarkably small spaces - in this case, the crowded refugee camps of Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh.

Rohingya refugee families living in the camps improved household food security by growing vegetables in sacks, rooftop plots and recycled containers.
The research demonstrates that even where land is scarce, simple, low-cost gardening approaches can help families access fresh produce, build resilience and create opportunities for learning and connection.

This research was carried by WorldVeg in partnership with Concern Worldwide, and Grameen Bikash Foundation. It focused on a project by the International Rescue Committee and Concern Worldwide, implemented by the Society for Health Extension and Development (SHED).

The results tell an encouraging story. Swipe for the key findings.

🔎Be inspired: https://www.worldveg.org/rohingya-refugee-food-securtiy-vegetable-garden/

✨ 𝐁𝐢𝐠 𝐧𝐞𝐰𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐄𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐨𝐩𝐢𝐚’𝐬 𝐯𝐞𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫!

Ethiopia has officially approved and released its first two kale varieties - a major milestone for nutrition, seed systems, and farmer livelihoods.

The varieties K14 and K18 give farmers access to high-yielding, locally adapted kale that can be harvested up to nine times in a single season.

The milestone was achieved through collaboration between WorldVeg, EIAR-Kulumsa, and regional agricultural research partners across Tigray, Amhara, and Debre Birhan.

📰 Read more: https://www.worldveg.org/ethiopia-vegetable-kale-varieties/