Divisions
Home Science division deals with processing and value addition of fruits, vegetables, nutri cereals, traditional rice, herbals, milk and meat products through demonstrations, packaging, licensing and marketing technologies for SHGs, farmers, farm women and rural youth. Nutrition and Health education to Anganwadi workers, women, adolescent girls and children through trainings and demonstration of low cost nutrition rich food.
1. Need based training programmes conducted on value added food products for extension functionaries, farmers, farm Women, SHGs and rural youth
- Millets products preparation
- Processing and value addition of Herbal products
- Value added Fruit and vegetable products
- Pulses processing and value addition
- Groundnut products for revenue generation
- Traditional rice products
- Green leafy vegetable and Moringa products for healthy living
- Soya products for more nutrition
- Value added milk, meat and fish products
- Mushroom products
- Bakery products
- Household food security by kitchen gardening and nutrition gardening
- Design and development of low/minimum cost diet
- Designing and development for high nutrient efficiency diet
- Minimization of nutrient loss in processing
- Gender mainstreaming through SHGs
- Women and child care
- Women empowerment
- Location specific drudgery reduction technologies
- Rural crafts- soft toys making
- Artificial flower bouquet making
- Home care products
2. Interventions proposed (FLD & OFT) based on the prioritized problems in the district
| Sl.No. | Name of the OFT Programme |
|---|---|
| 1 | Assessment of suitable banana variety for Nutri-mix preparation |
| 2 | Demonstration of Nutrition Garden in Anganwadi centres |
| 3 | Demonstration of seaweed (Kappaphycus alvarezii) incorporated millets cookies |
| 4 | Entrepreneurship Development Programme through Karuppu kavuni rice(Traditional Rice)processing and Value addition for Income Generation of SHG |
Special Activities
Home Science division deals with processing and value addition of fruits, vegetables, nutri cereals, traditional rice, herbals, milk and meat products through demonstrations, packaging, licensing and marketing technologies for SHGs, farmers, farm women and rural youth. Nutrition and Health education to Anganwadi workers, women, adolescent girls and children through trainings and demonstration of low cost nutrition rich food.
KVK Amudhasurabi Rural Mart assisted KVK trained entrepreneurs to sell their produces
Established model Nutrition garden at KVK for ensuing food and nutrition security.
Action Photographs
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