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Add to Preferred SourcesThe United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) received a contribution of 250 metric tons of dates (worth US$624,000) from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to complement the meals received by children in schools run by the Ministry of Education of Nicaragua.
“We are grateful to receive this new contribution of dates from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Nicaraguans knew very little about these delicious fruits, but today students, parents and teachers appreciate their nutritional value,” said Antonella D’Aprile, WFP Representative in Nicaragua.
In August, Nicaraguan authorities began the distribution of dates to public schools across the country to add to the nutritional value of hot meals already being served to school children. Rich in essential nutrients, vitamins, minerals, protein and fibre, dates have a high content of carbohydrates and sugar and are a high-energy food appropriate to regain strength.
In date producing countries, the fruits are used regularly for medicinal purposes due to its preventive and curative properties, for example, to fight anemia, asthma, bronchitis, cough, fevers, among other diseases.
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is the world’s second-largest producer of dates, consuming them dried and/or preserved in its own sugar.
Since 2013, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has contributed to Nicaragua 1,397 metric tons of dates worth more than US$3.2 million.
Original source: WFP
Published on 26 August 2019