To support for eradicating malnourishment in Rural areas under the project PROTEIN : establishing vegetable cluster

Pathardi and Botoshi villages are situated at a very remote location in the Mokhada block of Palghar district with almost 99 percent of population been Schedule tribes. TERI had already implemented LaBL in the villages and malnourishment being another important issue of the region, TERI plans to further address the issues in the same two villages through the second phase of the project. Following activities are considered under the project: 1. Sourcing of Nutri Food: Setting up a nursery or a garden of selected nutri varieties at community level by engaging the youth and women.2. Capacity Building of stake holders, especially women, anganwadi workers to innovatively use the food items grown in the village in daily diet. 3. Vegetable Shop/ Outlet to be set up for the sale or distribution of products cultivated in the Community Nursery.