Zero Hunger Programme (ZHP)

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Launched: 2017

Objectives

It will be initiated by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) in association with the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), the M S Swaminathan Research Foundation and the Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC). The concerned state government will also be involved in the programme.
The program aims to address the intergenerational and multifaceted malnutrition through sectoral coordination.
It will act as a model of integrated approach to deal with hunger and malnutrition.

Salient Features of ZHP

It is a dedicated farm-based programme in sync with India’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end hunger by 2030
It was launched in three districts, namely- Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh, Koraput in Odisha and Thane in Maharashtra, on 16 October 2017.
These three districts would act as a model of an integrated approach adopting suitable agricultural/ horticultural practices.
The programme consists of organisations of farming system for nutrition, setting up genetic gardens and initiation of ‘Zero Hunger’ training.
A genetic garden for biofortified plants/crops contains the germplasm of naturally biofortified crops or such crops through plant breeding.
It has plants and crops that help supplement micronutrient deficiencies, including Iron,iodine,vitamin A and zinc among other

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