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Bring Traditional Millets to School Meals

By incorporating local, traditional grains like ragi and millet into school lunch programs, communities can significantly improve children's health and well-being.

By SUSANTA PATTNAYAK · GAJAPATI

Responds to — Child malnutrition

Bring Traditional Millets to School Meals

I've seen firsthand how important good food is for our children. If we provide ragi, foxtail millet, pearl millet, and kodo millet in their school meals, even just two or three days a week, their health will surely improve. These traditional grains are not just food; they are strength and vitality for our young ones. This simple change can make a profound difference. When children eat local, nutritious food, they are healthier, more energetic, and better able to learn. It's a way to nurture their growth and ensure their well-being, rooted in the wisdom of our own land and its produce.

The recipe

Integrate local, traditional grains like ragi and millet into school lunch programs for better child health.

Child healthTraditional foodSchool mealsLocal grainsNutrition

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Our school children will remain healthy if they are given ragi-based food twice a week.

— SUSANTA PATTNAYAK

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There is a water problem for farming in our village. If this is resolved, agricultural work will improve.

— SUSANTA PATTNAYAK

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If twenty thousand rupees are given to our women's group, they will do traditional handicraft work.

— SUSANTA PATTNAYAK

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There is a shortage of water for farming in our village. If proper arrangements are made, farming activities will improve.

— SUSANTA PATTNAYAK

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It would be good to provide traditional food to school children two days a week for lunch.

— SUSANTA PATTNAYAK

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If school children are given foods like ragi, foxtail millet, pearl millet, and kodo millet three days a week, their health will be good.

— SUSANTA PATTNAYAK

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If we give 20,000 rupees to the women's group, they will work on creating handicrafts.

— SUSANTA PATTNAYAK

💼

If the educated unemployed youth in our area are given employment, the problem of unemployment will be solved.

— SUSANTA PATTNAYAK

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My name is Sanjukta Malik. My village is Sundarpanka, my Panchayat is Brahmanigaon, my block is Daringbadi, my district is Kandhamal. I am an SHG member, due to lack of money, I cannot do any business. If I had received 20,000 assistance, I would have started a poultry farm and supported my family.

— SUBASH SABHASUNDAR

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If local food is provided to school children in their mid-day meal, their health will be good.

— SUSANTA PATTNAYAK

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My name is Kashinath Majhi, my home is in Amsundar Pankha. My Panchayat is Bamunigaon, my block is Daringbadi. I am a farmer. Due to a lack of farming supplies, I am unable to farm. If I had received 50,000 rupees in assistance from the government, I would have bought farming supplies and seeds to do more cultivation and support my family.

— SUBASH SABHASUNDAR

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If educated youth from our region are given employment, unemployment will be eliminated.

— SUSANTA PATTNAYAK

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If we give 15000 rupees to the women's group, we can do traditional handicraft work.

— SUSANTA PATTNAYAK

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If food items like millet, maize, and corn are provided in the school's midday meal, health will remain good.

— SUSANTA PATTNAYAK

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My name is Manoranjan Malika. My village is Sundarpanka. My Panchayat is Brahmanigaon. My Block is Daringbadi. I am a farmer. I wish to do a second crop, but due to the lack of seeds, I am unable to cultivate. Therefore, if I had received seeds from the government, I would have been able to do a second crop.

— SUBASH SABHASUNDAR

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