Workshop on ensuring nutritional status of women, children

Our Correspondent

Tarn Taran, September 17

The Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Booh (Tarn Taran), organised an awareness workshop on “Ensuring Nutritional Status of Women and Children” under the celebration of National Nutrition Month here on Thursday. IFFCO officers, anganwari supervisors, anganwadi workers, farm women and farmers participated in the programme and discussed with experts amelioration of their nutritional status.

Dr Balwinder Kumar, Deputy Director (Training), laid emphasis on the use of biofortified wheat and rice for household consumption. Vegetable seed kits supplied by the Union Government were distributed among the participants. KVK scientist Dr Piverjeet Kaur Dhillon highlighted the different aspects of nutritional security for women and child in border belt of the district.

She also imparted awareness regarding common nutrient deficiencies among women and children and appealed to the participants to establish nutri garden to curtail these deficiencies.