National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (NAAS)
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PRINT ISSN : 2319-7692
Online ISSN : 2319-7706 Issues : 12 per year Publisher : Excellent Publishers Email : editorijcmas@gmail.com / submit@ijcmas.com Editor-in-chief: Dr.M.Prakash Index Copernicus ICV 2018: 95.39 NAAS RATING 2020: 5.38 |
The main purpose of a nutri garden is to provide the family with fresh vegetables and fruits rich in nutrients and energy on a daily basis. It is a low cost sustainable approach for reducing malnutrition and increasing food, nutrition and economic security. The study was carried out with the objective of promoting dietary diversification to improve the nutritional security of the farm families. It was implemented in Tajpur and Hadagali village of Vijaypur taluk, Karnataka. The sample size comprised of 36 farm women. Data was collected through 24 hour recall method. General information was collected using questionnaire. Percentage adequacy was analysed using NIN standards. The results revealed an improvement in consumption of different food groups ranging from 4 to 34 percent. Further the percentage adequacy regarding average consumption of nutrients before and after the implementation of nutrigarden revealed an improvement in consumption of different nutrients ranging from 1 to 5 percent. Thus, it can be concluded that nutrigarden has not only improved the consumption percentage of diversified fruits and vegetables but also has improved the nutrient consumption status of the farm families.
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