Abstract
Intervention of various viable technologies to improve the food & nutritional status of the population proved the following facts: Promotion of malt-based small-scale food provides an opportunity for rural women to develop entrepreneurship and employment. It also provides food and nutritional security through additional income. Several technologies like value addition to fish & prawn products, artificial pearl culture, and processing of salted fish were developed under the National Agricultural Technological Project which helped the self-help group women of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, and Tamil Nadu to improve their economic status. Received two patents for fabricating I) a Low-Cost Ice Cream Freezer (to prepare ice cream with small quantity of milk in rural area) and II) Fresh Fish Vending and Display Table (which helped the fisherwomen to reduce their drudgery and also preserve fresh fish for a longer time without getting spoiled) The technology was licensed twice. Food Product development can be taken as an income-generating activity in the rural areas by the illiterate women which can be included in supplementary feeding programs mainly to improve the nutritional status of the children. The horse gram which is commonly used for cattle feed can be diversified for human consumption with less investment. Mothers as well as Anganwadi workers preferred amylase - rich supplementary foods as these supplementary foods better as compared to earlier supplied food i.e., ready-to-eat food. Introducing red palm oil is beneficial to overcome vitamin A deficiency. The supplementary income of women has a positive impact on the nutritional status of the family.
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