BAU trains tribal families to build kitchen gardens

Bhagalpur: Aiming at providing sustainable livelihood opportunities in farming sector, besides nutritional security, to the tribal communities of the state, especially Santhal and Khaira, Bihar Agricultural University has selected 60 such families, who are being trained to develop kitchen garden (griha vatika) at their homes and surrounding areas. Besides the families, belonging to Srinagar village under Belhar block in Banka district, are provided with vegetable-growing equipment and high-yielding seeds.
The initiative is part of the BAU's ‘Koi Pechhay Na Chootay' (none should be left behind) scheme under its Bihar Agricultural Technology and Innovation (Bati) project for the tribal communities' integrated growth and socio-economic progress.
Bati project surveyor and coordinator Preeti Priyadarshini says the hub project is being implemented among the tribal communities living under penury and miserable conditions.
"We are working for the welfare of tribal communities in Srinagar village under Belhar block in Banka district. The 60 tribal families have been provided with 500 seeds of moringa/drumstick, which is highly nutritious and known as miracle tree for life. Its leaves and pods have medicinal qualities," she says, adding the tribal community members of the village are also being given training about the importance of vegetables.
Vice-chancellor D R Singh says that the larger objective of ‘Koi Pechhay Na Chootay' is to make the tribal communities self-sufficient for their daily needs and empower them by teaching them farming skills. "Bati aims to train the tribal communities in modern farming techniques. We hope that the steps undertaken by the BAU will bring the tribal community members into mainstream farming," the VC says.
Bhagalpur: Aiming at providing sustainable livelihood opportunities in farming sector, besides nutritional security, to the tribal communities of the state, especially Santhal and Khaira, Bihar Agricultural University has selected 60 such families, who are being trained to develop kitchen garden (griha vatika) at their homes and surrounding areas. Besides the families, belonging to Srinagar village under Belhar block in Banka district, are provided with vegetable-growing equipment and high-yielding seeds.
The initiative is part of the BAU's ‘Koi Pechhay Na Chootay' (none should be left behind) scheme under its Bihar Agricultural Technology and Innovation (Bati) project for the tribal communities' integrated growth and socio-economic progress.
Bati project surveyor and coordinator Preeti Priyadarshini says the hub project is being implemented among the tribal communities living under penury and miserable conditions.
"We are working for the welfare of tribal communities in Srinagar village under Belhar block in Banka district. The 60 tribal families have been provided with 500 seeds of moringa/drumstick, which is highly nutritious and known as miracle tree for life. Its leaves and pods have medicinal qualities," she says, adding the tribal community members of the village are also being given training about the importance of vegetables.
Vice-chancellor D R Singh says that the larger objective of ‘Koi Pechhay Na Chootay' is to make the tribal communities self-sufficient for their daily needs and empower them by teaching them farming skills. "Bati aims to train the tribal communities in modern farming techniques. We hope that the steps undertaken by the BAU will bring the tribal community members into mainstream farming," the VC says.