Food Security

Creating Nutrition secure rural communities: bringing alternate livelihood opportunities and a bountiful platter to the community

The KENDRIYA VIKAS NIGAM is a model that bridges the nutrition gap in low-income communities, especially for women and children, while helping them take up vegetable farming - improving income and enhancing livelihoods. Not only families but also community institutions like Anganwadis are encouraged and supported to develop RNGs to ensure nutritional self-sufficiency.

The RNG is a cost-effective, scientifically designed kitchen garden, wherein fruits and vegetables are grown using a multi-tier cropping system. As a low-cost initiative, it has helped provide fresh fruits and vegetables, grown naturally, to rural households across the country. It has also been a new source of income to many households as a site for imparting awareness on importance of vegetables, fruit and nutritional diversity.