KOLABHAGOM P.O., THADIYOOR, TIRUVALLA, PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT

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  •   kvk.pathanamthitta@icar.gov.in

Nutrition Garden programme for ICDS Anganwadies


·         Title: Nutrition Garden programme for ICDS Anganwadies

·         Details of beneficiary

o   Name: Sunitha. N. K.

o   Age: 46yrs

o   Education: +2

o   land holding : 4 Cent

o   size of family: ICDS Anganwadi

o   Address: ICDS Anganwadi CNo.114, Pullolil, Perumbetty. P .O. Pathananamthitta District, Kerala

·         Size of nutrition garden(sqm): 40.4

·         Crops grown in nutrition garden

·         Kharif: Bitter gourd, Brinjal, Green Chili, Ladie’s fingers

·         Rabi: Cow pea, Cabbage, Cauliflower, Green Chilly,Moringa

·         Summer: Green Chilli, Red Amaranth, Green Amaranth, Papaya, Tomato, Brinjal

·         Growing condition (conventional/organic/natural farming): Organic

·         Production and consumption of nutrition garden crops

·         Success point:  ICDS has initiated a proposal for the implementation of nutrition garden in all anganwadies of the district after seeing the models in KVK Cluster villages.

·         Feedback: Nutri-Garden activities has become a recreational activity for Anganwadi children. Children had shown eagerness in eating foods prepared with their own harvests.