1Subject Matter Specialist (Community Science), KVK, Golaghat
10SMS (Community Science), KVK, Nagaon
11SMS (Community Science), KVK, Kokrajhar
12SMS (Community Science), KVK, Barpeta
13PA (Community Science), KVK, Cachar
14SMS (Community Science), KVK, Dhemaji
15PA (Community Science), KVK, Kamrup
16SMS (Plant Protection), KVK, Karimganj
17SMS (Horticulture), KVK, Nalbari
18PA (Community Science), KVK, Dibrugarh
19SMS (Community Science), KVK, Tinsukia
2Associate Director of Extension Education, Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat
20SMS (Horticulture), KVK, Baksa
21SMS (Horticulture), KVK, Karbi Anglong
22PA (Plant Protection), KVK, Darrang
23SMS (Horticulture), KVK, Morigaon
24SMS (Horticulture), KVK, Chirang
25SMS (PP), KVK, Dhubri
26Senior Scientist and Head, KVK, Golaghat
27Director of Extension Education, Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat
3Senior Scientist and Head, KVK, Jorhat
4SMS (Community Science), KVK, Bongaigaon
5SMS (Community Science), KVK, Lakhimpur
6SMS (Community Science), KVK, Sunitpur
7SMS (Community Science), KVK, Sivasagar
8SMS (Community Science), KVK, Jorhat
9PA (Community Science), KVK, Udalguri
*Corresponding Author's Email: borthakursanjoy@gmail.com
Online Published on 9 January, 2024.
The KVKs under Assam Agricultural University had conducted 177 numbers of demonstration on nutrition garden at 23 districts of Assam to enhance the food security of farm families. Survey was conducted before and after one year of establishment of nutritional garden to analyze the impact on nutritional status of selected families. It has been revealed from the study that average per capita availability of vegetables increased from 89.62 g/day to 243.09 g/day after intervention of nutrition garden. Crops like cabbage, cauliflower, knolkhol, brinjal, spinach and french bean were produced more than expected yield. Per capita availability of nutrients per day was also recorded to be increased significantly after intervention. It was observed that due to the intervention availability of protein, iron calcium, beta-carotene, vitamin C and folic acid had been enhanced to 26.74%, 44.15%, 32.48%, 341.41%, 132.66% and 56.267%of RDA, respectively. The study also indicated that the availability of vegetables due to intervention had become 81.03% of recommendation level of Indian Council of Medical Research, New Delhi.
Consumption, Intervention, Nutrients, Nutrition Garden, Production
