Minor millets: a boon for nutritionally insecure tribal households of southern Orissa
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MINOR MILLETS – A BOON FOR NUTRITIONAL LY INSECURE TRIBAL HOUSEHOLDS OF SOUTHERN ORISSA ISSUE - Acute food insecurity(WFP food security Atlas, Lowest HDI(HDR,Orissa-2004), Poverty Incidence-81%(NSS,2003) ; Child Mortality 142, Underweight Children – 48.4%, Anemia among children 44.8%, (Census of India 2001) WHY ONLY MILLETS??? Millet as high value crop Nutritional security of tribal children •More productive than other crops grown under shifting cultivation(Slash and burn) •climate change resilient(Tolerate abnormal weather , Rangalaxmi etal,2010) •Ecologically sound( restore soil erosion by covering soil and ideal for mixed cropping •promote social capital by celebrating community festival after harvesting of crop , •Sustainable diet - ensure food & nutritional security as rich in protein, calcium , iron & dietary fiber( NIN,Hyderabad,1991 ) Tribal women of Mulliguma village of Gajapati district have developed a nutritional baby food from locally grown millets(72% by wt), Pulses-Red gram(21% wt) and oil seeds-groundnut/Sesame(7% wt) and it is able to improve the nutritional status of nearly 1400 children by replicating in 52 villages through women SHGs CONCLUSION – Minor millets can be a ideal supplementary nutrition for the poor tribal of southern Orissa
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E-poster prepared for Knowledge Fair side event at 2020 Conference on "Leveraging agriculture for improving nutrition and health," Feb 10-12, 2011, New Delhi, India Credit: Naba Parida
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MINOR MILLETS – A BOON FOR NUTRITIONAL LY INSECURE TRIBAL HOUSEHOLDS OF SOUTHERN ORISSA
ISSUE - Acute food insecurity(WFP food security Atlas, Lowest HDI(HDR,Orissa-2004), Poverty Incidence-81%(NSS,2003) ; Child Mortality 142, Underweight Children –48.4%, Anemia among children 44.8%, (Census of India 2001)
WHY ONLY MILLETS???
Millet as high value crop Nutritional security of tribal children
•More productive than other crops grown under shifting cultivation(Slash and burn) •climate change resilient(Tolerate abnormal weather , Rangalaxmi etal,2010) •Ecologically sound( restore soil erosion by covering soil and ideal for mixed cropping•promote social capital by celebrating community festival after harvesting of crop , •Sustainable diet - ensure food & nutritional security as rich in protein, calcium , iron & dietary fiber( NIN,Hyderabad,1991 )
Tribal women of Mulliguma village of Gajapati district have developed a nutritional baby food from locally grown millets(72% by wt), Pulses-Red gram(21% wt) and oil seeds-groundnut/Sesame(7% wt) and it is able to improve the nutritional status of nearly 1400 children by replicating in 52 villages through women SHGs
CONCLUSION – Minor millets can be a ideal supplementary nutrition for the poor tribal of southern Orissa
