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Not AvailableHill and mountainous eco system are highly fragile due to geological, top o graphical, climatic and demographic reasons, rugged terrain, less resource, fragmented farm and several other complexity of hill eco systems. Cereal based crop ping system is prevalent in hill regions. The present availability of food especially cereals, may be enough for consumption of all people, but it is not possible for all to consume nutritious diet. Fruits and vegetable availability can not meet the population needs to achieve dietary recommendations. The strenuous physical activities, limited food in take, imbalanced diet, emphasis on staple crop production create mal nutrition especially among children and women who are the back bone of hill farming. Low nutritional status makes women more prone to certain ailments. The strenuous physical task allocated to women combined with limited food in take, exacerbate mal nutrition. Majority of rural women in Uttarakhand are suffering from Chronic Energy Deficiencies (CED) and their in take of micro nutrients is lower than Recommended Dietary Allowances. There fore, women re quire high quality nutrients as their work load and energy expenditure is more. One of the feasible path ways to wards the improved nutritional status of hill community with special emphasis on women, is to diversify and intensify production system through a sustain able eco system approach. It will improve the food basket qualitatively and quantitatively in hill region. In Hill region of Uttarakhand, climatic conditions are very much favorable for growing many diversified crops round the year. Agriculture related interventions typically aim at improving nutrition by increasing food production and family income. Therefore, a project was designed under National Mission for Himalayan Studies to improve nutritional level of women in high hills of Uttarakhand through nutrition sensitive agriculture interventions. Home stead vegetable cultivation by developing a nutri-gar den in the limited avail able land or roof gardening for fam ily consumption is an afford able nutrition intervention for rural community as well as urban people irrespective of their avail able land re sources and socio-economic status. Home stead vegetable gardening has resulted in enhanced in take of vegetables. Vegetables are the most affordable source of micronutrients especially for small land holders but there is a need in hill region to recognize its both economic and nutritional importance. Focusing on nutrition helps to build the resilience of rural households.National Mission for Himalayan Missio

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Not AvailableUttarakhand is one of the few states in India where an overwhelming number of women have always been a part of the active work force due to their total involvement with agriculture, forest protection, cattle care, and dairying. Present study is an attempt to know the food consumption and dietary intakes of farm women in hills of Uttarakhand. The study was carried out on 70 farm women of Bhagartola and Maniyagar (adopted and non adopted village) in Almora district of Uttarakhand. The 24-hour dietary recall survey revealed that consumption of pulses, green leafy vegetables, other vegetables and fruits was less than the recommended levels among hill farm women with more severity in non-adopted village. The average daily energy consumption per capita per day in adopted and non adopted village was 2054 and 1739 kcal respectively, which is 7.7 and 21.8 per cent less than Recommended Dietary Allowance (2225 kcal). Iron intake in the daily diet of women in adopted and non-adopted village was found to be 18 mg and 16 mg which is respectively 40 and 46.6 per cent less than recommended level (30 mg). Prevalence of Chronic Energy Deficiency (CED) was found to be higher among the farm women of non-adopted village than adopted one. Respondents of adopted village differed significantly from respondents of non-adopted village in the consumption of energy, protein, riboflavin, niacin and ascorbic acid. Education, energy consumption and protein consumption have significantly positive relationship with nutritional status of respondents whereas family size has significantly negative relationship with nutritional status.Not Availabl

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Not AvailableInformation Communication Technology (ICT) refers to systems for producing storing, sending and retrieving digital files. These files can contain text, sounds and images both still and moving. Integrated Pest Management (IPM) refers to an ecologically based strategy of maintaining insect pest population below the economic injury level by the use of any or all control techniques that are economically, ecologically and socially acceptable. IPM is knowledge intensive, requiring holistic approach, expert advice, timely decision making and action on fast track. Pest management revolves around pest diagnostics, surveillance, forecasting and dissemination of expert information in short duration. The improved methods of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) greatly help the farmers in accessing the pest management information and expertiseNot Availabl

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Not AvailableIn present study, an attempt is made to work out the economics of production of tomato under open and protected field condition in Almora and Nainital districts of Uttarakhand. The study is based on primary data of seventy six farmers engaged in vegetable cultivation. Simple tabular analysis and standard cost concept was used to work out the cost of cultivation. The study revealed that the total cost of cultivation of tomato under open and protected field condition was ` 1,36,250 and ` 4,01,743 per hectare and gross return was ` 1,81,500 and ` 8,66,250 per hectare respectively. The outputinput relationship for tomato was 1.3 and 2.2 at cost 'C' under open and protected field conditions was respectively. In order to find suitability of poly-houses for cultivation of tomato, economic indicators such as net present value, benefit cost ratio and pay back period were also calculatedNot Availabl

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Not AvailableEnsuring food security has become a big challenge in hills as farmers are already facing constraints of limited irrigated land, difficult terrains, physical isolation, limited market access and increased frequency of natural disaster. Local nutritional needs can be met out locally by reviving traditional practices along with amalgamation of currant science and technology knowledge. Nutrition-sensitive agriculture interventions can be implemented in three broad areas. Enhance food productivity to make enough food available and accessible at local level, Enhance food diversity through production of diverse crops, and Making food itself more nutritious. Impact of nutrition sensitive interventions such as enhanced dietary diversity, change in dietary consumption pattern, improved nutrient intake and gender mainstreaming and economic empowerment were recorded through projects interventions.Not Availabl