Nutrituonal Gardening

India may be the world’s second largest producer of food, but it has its second largest undernourished population.

Malnutrition and unbalanced diet is directly linked to high rates of stunting, excessive weight, and death in children under five years of age. More than half of women in India suffer from anaemia, which is one of the reasons for the high rate of low-birth weight babies.

The Government of India has implemented programmes for providing food security and ensuring access to adequate quantity of quality food.

Community and nutrition gardens can play an important role in enhancing national food security and dietary diversity to combat malnutrition.

Nutri-garden is advanced form of kitchen garden in which fruits and vegetables are grown as a source of food and income.

For small and marginal farmers, nutri-gardens can contribute towards diversified family diet and provide several other benefits, particularly for women.

Concept of eating a rainbow in the plate must be popularized, as colors are the indicators of wide range of vitamins and pigments a well planned Nutri Garden

The main objective of introducing the concept of nutri-gardens was to encourage women to cultivate healthy food crops in their backyards. A nutri-garden ensures an inexpensive, regular and handy supply of fresh vegetables, which are basic to nutrition and thus may be regarded as a simple but innovative option to:

Bridge the gap between the available resources and its utilization in a sustainable manner

Address issues like malnutrition

Create additional revenue-generating opportunities for farmer communities, especially women

Introduce healthy eating practices

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