Performance of improved varieties of vegetables under front line demonstration at farmers’ field in Seoni district of Madhya Pradesh

Abstract

Among the food based approaches, cereals may not
provide a solution for micronutrient deficiency, as it
narrows down the biodiversity in production as well as
in diets. Integration of micronutrient -rich foods, such
as vegetables into the diet is the viable solution for
alleviating micronutrient deficiency in human. Among
the micronutrient-rich foods, vegetables are relatively
cheap, and supply micronutrients at a relatively lower
cost than others, such as livestock products (Ali and
Tsou 1997). Vegetables are rich source of minerals,
vitamins, vegetable fiber and contain good amount of
carbohydrates and protein. Due to development of
improved varieties,