D. Hanumantha Rao ¹, G. N. V. Brahmam ¹, K. Mallikharjuna Rao ¹, Ch. Gal Reddy ¹, N. Pralhao Rao ¹

Affiliations
1 Division of Field Studies, National Institute of Nutrition, Indian Council of Medical Research, Hyderabad, IN

Abstract

Jenu Kuruba, listed as one of the primitive tribal groups of Karnataka, mainly inhabit the districts of Mysore and Kodagu. The Kurubas of Karnataka are basically a forest dwelling tribe. They subsist partly on primitive agriculture and partly on forest produce. The lands they own are Invariably dry with no assured irrigation and drought prone.

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