Understanding the Nutritional Status of Farming Community in Rural Areas of India: An Empirical Inte

Objectives: An attempt is made in this empirical analysis to investigate the relative significance of certain socio-economic and demographic variables that influence farming community nutrition. In order to consider both ecological and gender aspects, this empirical research was carried out for farmers and farm women separately and also for both combined. The main objective of the study is to carry out a series of participatory activities in order to generate data on the micro level response, which are primary in nature under the title canopy.

Research Design: The locale was selected by the method of purposeful sampling and the respondents were selected by the simple method of random sampling.

Place of study: For the study, four gram panchayats were intentionally chosen, namely Sihar, Deshra Koalpara, Lowgram and Kotulpur, from the Kotulpur block of Bankura district in West Bengal.

Methodology: In this sample, 50 farmers and 50 farm women were interacted and chosen using the simple method of random sampling. In order to understand the awareness, interpretation and attitude of people towards nutritional principles, communication and extension systems, malnutrition, a preliminary interview schedule has been conducted.

Multivariate analysis was carried out with the collected data. In order to analyze correlation analysis, multiple regression analysis, step-down regression analysis, path analysis, canonical covariate analysis and artificial neural network analysis, IBM's Statistical Package for Social Sciences V20.0 (SPSS) was used.

Results: Multiple independent variables, such as age (x1), functional literacy (x2), family size (x4), number of farm activities (x5), working hours a day (x6), distance from work (x7), wages earned (x8), period of jobs (x9), per capita income (x12), per capita expenditure (x13), blood pressure deviation (x15), pulse rate (x16), dizziness (x17) and drinking water status (x17) (y).

Conclusion: The present study has landed on the importance of some significant empirical disclosure in a specific way. It can be assumed that farmers, who have low incomes, suffer most from malnutrition due to low calorie consumption. In rural areas, providing pure drinking water for everyone is still a distant dream. Owing to a lack of a healthy diet, many farm women suffer from dizziness and anemia. Malnutrition is still prevalent at significant levels, especially in rural areas, and children, women and the elderly, particularly in lower income groups, are the most vulnerable.

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