New Delhi:
Union Government today announced Bharatiya Poshan Krishi Kosh which is a repository of diverse crops across 128 agro-climatic zones for better nutritional outcomes. The Kosh aims at reducing malnutrition through a multi-sectoral results-based framework, including agriculture, among women and children across the country.
Speaking at a function in New Delhi, Women and Child Development Minister Smriti Zubin Irani stressed the need for convergence between agriculture and nutrition to address the challenge of malnutrition. She said, government has done commendable job to address the challenges of malnutrition, availability of drinking water and sanitation. She said, with high focus on toilet construction and menstrual hygiene, government is providing health security to women and children. (PTI)
