A dimension within Agricultural Staples
Highlights the importance of food, agriculture, and plant-based produce for nutrition.
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Positive
Overall Community Sentiment
Pulses, millet, grains, and green leafy vegetables
— Maya kumari Damor
Finger millet, black gram, green gram, etc.
— Abhimaneu Sabar
Moringa, rice and Chironji nuts, mango pickle, local rice, etc.
— Surajsingh Parmar · Alirajpur, Madhya Pradesh
Rice, lentils, fruit, flowers, etc.
— Sunita Kumari · Ghorawal, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
Grains and other food items are included from the forest.
— Sunita Kumari
Grains, food, and foodstuffs are included from the forest.
— Sunita Kumari
Ragi, Foxtail Millet, Moong
— srinu salbam · MPV 54, Malkangiri, Odisha
Mahua, tea, and Kendu are found in the forest. Chemical fertilizers are available. All these foods are available. And millet, wheat, etc., all these are available with chemical fertilizers.
— Ahalya Sahu · Kalahandi, Odisha
Honey, tea, coffee, milk, egg, vegetables, etc.
— Sunita Kumari · Ghorawal, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
which includes crops like Sesbania, Cowpea, and Mung bean. The forest includes food items.
— Kamleah Kumar · Ormaura, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
Pearl millet, maize, kodo millet, Mejri, barnyard millet, black gram, horse gram
— Kamleah Kumar · Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
Nutritious diet from the forest: seasonal fruits, jamun, mahua, mango, charoli, jaggery, peanuts, and Shegaon vegetables.
— Surajsingh Parmar · Alirajpur, Madhya Pradesh
barley, jujube, peas, chickpeas, red lentils, bhatura, flaxseed, kodo millet, mijri
— arun raja · Kon, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
Pearl millet, corn, Kodo millet, Mejhari, Barnyard millet, Black gram, Chickpea.
— Kamleah Kumar · Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
Green Gram, Bir, Mandya Pigeon Peas, a heap of Sorghum, Sua Tanggu, etcetera.
— Abhimaneu Sabar
Various types of forest roots, millets, Wild leaf and Mahua products to be provided with PDS to students.
— Saroj Kumar Suna
rice, lentils, flower, flower, etc.
— Sunita Kumari · Ghorawal, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
Natural crops like Mahua, Sarai, Geti, Bak Sarail, Ten.
— arun raja
It includes crops like Dhaincha, Lobia, and Moong. Fertilizer materials are included in the forest.
— Kamleah Kumar · Ormaura, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
Now, sorghum, millet, dal, vegetables, and eggs can be used.
— Sunita Kumari · Ghorawal, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
Nutritious food found in the forest: Mudhi saga, Chhati saga, Bhadbhadia saga, Koila saga, Munga saga, Ghumi saga, Tartha saga.
— Parsuram Sa · Sundargarh, Odisha
Millet Chickpea Mustard
— Vinita Singh Yadav · Dharura, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
Can use composite flour, sorghum, millet, pulses, vegetables, eggs.
— Sunita Kumari
We get our nutritious diet from the forest, such as Mahua fruit Doli oil in the form of fat, Kodo, Bhaddi, Kulthia, Mahua flowers, Jamun, Mahua kheer, Bhaji, etc.
— Surajsingh Parmar · Alirajpur, Madhya Pradesh
Wheat, chickpea, toria and local indigenous seeds.
— Sunita Kumari · Ghorawal, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
Daimati Pradhani Millet and Kodo rice
— JAMUNA PRADHANI JAMUNA · Titlagarh, Balangir, Odisha
Daimati Pradhani Millet and Kodo rice
— JAMUNA PRADHANI JAMUNA · Titlagarh, Balangir, Odisha
Soya, Kangu, Jarna, and other varieties.
— Abhimaneu Sabar
Dumara, jujube, peepal, char, mahua, pitalu, mung, goat.
— Anirudha Marai
PDS usable items are wheat, rice, sorghum, pearl millet, and maize.
— Sunita Kumari · Ghorawal, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
Chickpea peas mustard horse gram
— अमर जीत · Kon, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
Barley, sorghum, millet
— Vinita Singh Yadav · Dharura, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
Horse gram, finger millet, Dumer, and a decoction made from the residue. Groundnut, corn. During festivals, Arisa, Kakara, Mada, and Ukhara (traditional Odia sweets and snacks) are made.
— Anirudha Marai
Wild edible foods: Tendu, Chironji, Amla, Ber, Almond.
— Vijay Kumar bhardwaj · Baloda Bazar, Chhattisgarh
Mustard peas barley lentils
— arun raja · Kon, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
Forest products such as Jharakunduru, Pitalu Konda, and various other types of edible forest produce are available. These also serve as food for animals and birds, and consuming them provides nourishment.
— Anirudha Marai
To include forest-based foods like Mahua ladoo, Char ladoo, Phuljhi, etc., in PDS and midday meals.
— Anjana Khadia · Sundargarh, Odisha
Sangli, Kodo seeds and indigenous seeds with millets
— Devisingh Solanki · Alirajpur, Madhya Pradesh
Puwadiyan vegetable, Vochhanie vegetable, Kunjara
— Devisingh Solanki · Alirajpur, Madhya Pradesh
Chickpea, peas, mustard, horse gram
— अमर जीत · Kon, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
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By cherishing and utilizing the traditional foods and herbs found in our forests and lands, we can sustain ourselves and combat malnutrition while preserving our natural heritage.