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OFT

• Assessment of millet rich foodstuff to address protein energy malnutrition

   

• Assessment of different substrates for growing oyster mushroom in backyard system of South 24 Parganas

   

Topic of Training

• Preparation and management of nutrition garden  during kharif season to maintain food and nutrition security
• Food preservation and processing from locally available fruits and vegetables during seasonal glut
• Women and child health and nutrition security
• Entrepreneurship development among womenfolk by mushroom cultivation
• Motivation, formation and strengthening of SHG
• Management and preventive measures against malnutrition among weaning children, adolescent girls and pregnant mother
• Leadership development among womenfolk
• Alternative livelihood through income generation activities of womenfolk
• Drudgery reduction programme for womenfolk
• Nutritional upliftment by low cost locally available less familiar foods
• Gender friendly equipment’s for promotion and strengthening of Agricultural Mechanization for womenfolk
• Different mushroom production suitable in island situation of Sundarbans area for income generation
• Scientific child care practices and management of new born baby
• low cost nutri-rich diet  for adolescents by NRLM members
• Rural craft from coconut shell

New Approach

Major highlights of Special nutrition camp and Community management of   malnourished children

• Nuri-rich diet preparation from Millet - "Shree Anna"
• Nutri dense diet preparation from non familiar food
• Modified dietary diversity score 
• The idea of the one day special nutrition camp for SAM and community based local solution for the identification and rehabilitation was new to other partners. This model focuses on local solutions for areas without NRC.
• Tool for tracking of behavioral changes of Mothers during Nutrition  camps  which computers improvement of the knowledge and practice enhancement of the mothers.
• The idea of multiple approach to improve the food and nutrition security
• Introduction of nutrient dense variety of different vegetables in key hole nutrition garden
• Demonstration of nutri thali 
• Food mapping
• LANN Appraoch