Vol. 12, Issue 2 (2023)

Author(s):
Jyoti M Rathod, Hanumanthaswamy BC, Ashok M and Pooja GK

Abstract:
The demonstration was conducted to know the impact of Nutri garden in farm families. The study was conducted for two years in Nimbegondi village of Shikaripura taluk, Shivamogga district during 2019-20 and 2020-21. The 25 farm families were randomly selected and study was carried out. The farm families were provided with the vegetable seed kits includes perennials, fruit crops and medicinal plants. The farm families were introduced to the concept of organically growing nutrition garden on balanced diet and importance of nutrients through capacity development programmes. From the study the results revealed that, the average production of leafy vegetables, roots and tuber production, pulses production and other vegetables production of rural farm families were 24.30 kilograms, 18.50 kilograms, 8.50 kilograms and 119 kilograms, respectively. While, after the intervention of nutri garden the average mean production (kgs), purchase (kgs), distribution (kgs) and consumption (kgs) were 175.80, 21, 30 and 175, respectively. The average mean nutrient uptake such as energy (Kcal), protein (g), fat (g), fibre (g), calcium (mg), iron (mg) and vitamin (mg) after intervention of nutri garden were 2040.70, 46.20, 20.89, 20.38, 495.20, 18.30 and 37.76, respectively. Hence, after introduction of nutri garden, the consumption of fresh vegetables increased in the daily diet which contributed towards the upliftment of the nutritional and health status of the farm families.