Dear all !
Welcome to the ediscussion.
My name is Aliza Pradhan, I am an agronomist and coordinating the Farming System for Nutrition Study in India under the research consortium "Leveraging Agriculture for Nutrition in South Asia (LANSA).
This FSN study envisages the introduction of location-specific agricultural remedies for nutritional maladies by mainstreaming nutritional criteria in the selection of farming system components. The study is underway in two study sites; Koraput (Odisha) and Wardha (Maharashtra) where our crop interventions are focusing on increased area and productivity of nutrient rich crops such as pulses (Pigeon pea, black gram, green gram, bengal gram) and millets (finger millet, sorghum) among small and marginal farmers so that there will be increased availability of nutrient rich food per household. In addition, being climate smart crops these will help in building resilience to future environmental changes.
I will be cofacilitating the ediscussion and I will be very interested in knowing your thoughts/ experiences/feedback as well.
Best
Aliza
Aliza Pradhan