Abstract

EFFECTIVE NUTRITIONAL VALUE OF YEAR ROUND VEGETABLE PRODUCTION AND QUICK GROWING FRUIT TREES IN HOMESTEAD AT AGRO ECOLOGICAL ZONE ELEVEN IN BANGLADESH FOR IMPROVEMENT OF THE HEALTH OF RURAL PEOPLE.

M. A. A. Mamun, N. A. Siddquie, Md. Reyad-ul-ferdous*, Abu Saleh Mohammed Sayem, Md. Shakhawat Hossain

Abstract

Herbal consist of several vital constituents which plays vital rule to improve health conditions of rural people. Rural people can harvest several kinds of vegetable which also demonstrated potential biological effect against several disease conditions. Socio-economical conditions also play major role for safeguarding people health conditions. This study influence social awareness among rural people by harvesting vegetable and use of these vegetable to maintain food nutrition value of a healthy body. These also help to raise their socio-economic conditions to leads healthy life. The homestead activity was conducted in six poor and marginal farm families at MLT site, Shibpur, Rajshahi during rabi 2009-10 to utilize the labour of family members and different homestead production unit with scientific way to produce fresh and safe vegetables and fruits. Among the tested homestead, each homestead, produced 628.0 kg of vegetables and fruits, Among the vegetables, own consumption by their family member 343.0 kg, free distributed 135.0 kg, sold 150.0 kg and average intake/person/day 233.3 kg (considering 7 family members) respectively. In this investigation, demonstrated that rural people intake lots of vital nutrients from these vegetable as well as increase their socio-economical condition. They improve natural body immunity due to intake most vital constituents from these vegetables. So, we can use this model against malnutrition and social economic development.

Keywords: Natural Remedies, Vegetable and Fruit Production, Nutritional Deficiency and Household, Socio-economic Development.