A State-level consultation on nutritional self-dependence was organised here by the People’s Cultural Centre (PECUC) in collaboration with the TDH (G) and BMZ and in cooperation with DISHA, CAUSE and Baitarani Initiative.
Around 100 people, including small farmers, scientists and academicians participated. Food Commissioner Dr Sipra Mallick, Finance Special Secretary Pradeep Kumar Biswal, and Millet Mission Director Prof Shrijit Mishra inaugurated the event.
PECUC executive director Anuradha Mohanty, director Dr Minakhi Panda and secretary Ranjan Kumar Mohanty also spoke. “Malnutrition free childhood should be our dream,” said the secretary.
Discussions were held on local ecological food and its nutritional value, regular diet and balance diet, scope for improvement and also on public distribution system, different nutritional related schemes and Government programmes. To fight malnutrition, many recommendations were given by the participants.