I would like to share the following points.
Agricultural Extension and Advisory Services (AEAS) can play an important role in targeting gender equality and improved nutrition in the following manner:
- The women and men in the families need to be sensitized that the nutritional needs of girls are as important as boys, as in many communities girls are served less nutritious food compared to boys.
- Dietary diversity is to be stressed upon by providing a package of high quality seeds of easy to grow vegetables and fruit saplings. The children in the family need to be educated and motivated to nurture this patch of vegetables and fruit trees.
- The AEAS service providers need to have a dialogue with local schools to allocate a special session on nutrition education with emphasis on growing and eating locally available fruits and vegetables which are highly nutritious.
Regards and thanks,
Amtul Waris
Principal Scientist & Fulbright Fellow
ICAR-Indian Institute of Rice Research
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