Establishment of nutrition gardens for nutrition security.

The present study was taken up to study the influence of establishment of Nutrition gardens on nutrient security of the selected farm families . The findings of the study indicated that the establishment of Nutrition garden influenced the anthropometric measurement, degree of malnutrition and consumption of trace elements. In case of anthropometric measurement per cent, increment was observed in height, weight and per cent, standard weight for height among adult women, children from 1-12 years of age and adolescent girls of 13-18 years . The frequency of consumption of protective foods was increased markedly while there was small increase in consumption of staple foods. Slight increase in mean nutrient intake per consumption unit was also noted. Maximum increment in adequacy was noticed for iron(11.58%) followed by fat intake (7.39%) .