5 neighbours have shared what matters to them — in their own words.
“Respected Guruji, if this food is consumed, it will have a good effect on the physical and mental well-being of children.”
“ମାନ୍ୟବର ଗୁରୁଜୀ ଏ ଛୁଆ ଏ ଖାଦ୍ୟ ଖାଇଲେ ପିଲା ଛୁଆମାନଙ୍କର ଶାରୀରିକ ମାନସିକ ଉପରେ ଭଲ ପ୍ରଭାବ ହେବ”
translated from Odia
Nearby, a strong positive sentiment emerges regarding child nutrition and sustainable agriculture 💡. Citizens are advocating for the inclusion of nutritious local forest foods, such as millets, Gurji, Manjia, and Pasun, into the Public Distribution System (PDS) and mid-day meals. This initiative is highlighted as crucial for the physical and mental well-being of children 🍎. Furthermore, there's a valuable practice of zero-irrigation farming for crops like moong, urad, and kulthi, demonstrating successful local agricultural methods 🌾 that could be further supported.
“Hemant Sha village Nilaji: Forest-based millets and Gurji traditional food should be included in PDS and mid-day meals. This will help in the mental and physical development of children.”
“My name is Hemant Sa, from village Nilaji. Nutritious local forest foods should be included in PDS and also in mid-day meals. Those are Manjia, Guruji, Pasun.”
“My name is Lalit Majhi, and we do zero-irrigation farming for the second crop, cultivating crops like moong, urad, and kulthi.”
“Oh no, Khageshwar fell. We had made the group insignificant. Where there was a lot of confusion, and I was in the middle of it.”
