Antenna Foundation started conducting research on spirulina in 1992 and has been active in the local production and distribution of the highly nutritional micro-alga ever since. It has been shown by field trials that a daily dose of just a few grams of spirulina can lead to spectacular improvements in the nutritional state of malnourished children.
Here you can visit a culture of spirulina in Madurai, India. The farm has changed since the video was shot, back in 2007, but you can learn how spirulina is locally produced and prepared for consumption at an ecoparc run by our partner Antenna Trust. (antennatrust.org/)
Spirulina is no long-term solution to overcome it, but offers great potential in the fight against chronic malnutrition. As a result, Antenna has taken the decision to link awareness-raising and the prevention of infant malnutrition on the one hand, with local production and consumption of spirulina on the other, also creating a sustainable economic activity for members of the local community.
Currently, Antenna Foundation is testing a new technique for producing spirulina in closed tanks (instead of the open ponds that can be seen in the video) in Ghana, Brazil and India.
For more information about Antenna's activities in the area of nutrition, please visit our website: antenna.ch/en/...
For the work of Antenna France in this area (mainly in Africa): antenna-france...