G. G. Thakare ¹, S. S. Wadkar ¹, S. D. Kane ¹, D. B. Malave ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Agricultural Economics, Dr. Balasaheb Sawant Konkan Krishi Vidyapeeth, Dapoli, Dist. Ratnagiri, IN

Abstract

Good health and sound manpower base are needed for agricultural growth. The availability of adequate and balanced diet hold key to all economic developments through its effect on growth and efficiency of human being. In India, one-fourth of the population is unable to get enough food to satisfy its calorie needs. The main problem of undernutrition and malnutrition is particulariy severe in third world countries including India. The main reason for this problem is of course inadequate income. The poor classes who contribute about two-fifth of the population are unable even to buy enough cereals, not to speak of protective foods.

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S. S. Wadkar ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Agricultural Economics, College of Agriculture, Dapoli, IN

Abstract

The problem of human hunger has always remained the top most problem with the man through ages. About two-third of the world's population today is Inadequately fed according to modern nutritional norms.

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S. S. Wadkar ¹, S. G. Borude ¹, V. G. Naik ¹

Affiliations
1 Konkan Krishi Vidyapeeth, Dapoli, Maharastra, IN

Abstract

Among the three necessities of life, food is the foremost. Adequate and nutritious food is necessary for good physical and mental development. A good health and sound man power base needed for agricultural growth is ultimately dependent on nutritious diet. A poor nutrition on the contrary hampers, health and productivity of labour resulting in stagnation of agricultural growth- Balanced diet which also includes protective foods is essential to protect human body from deficiency and other diseases and prevent body deformities. Indian diet has always consisted of cereals and pulses reports Sukhatme' Dandekar and Rath have found that about 50 per cent of the urban population in the country was below the level of expenditure corresponding to 2250 calories.

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