How Odisha’s organic nutri-gardens are improving health and incomes

How Odisha’s organic nutri-gardens are improving health and incomes

For Tuna Paroja and his family in Chikima village of Odisha’s tribal-dominated Koraput district, rice and mandia jau (an indigenous millet porridge) were the staple diet for years. Sometimes, sag (green leafy vegetables) and yams collected from the wild would add to the family’s meals. As a result, his family, belonging to the Paroja tribe, suffered from malnutrition and low immunity. Worried about their health, Tuna started a nutrition garden c…