Biofortified tuber crops and value-added products developed from them are being popularised at Attappady, Palakkad, through a ‘rainbow diet campaign’ for tackling malnutrition among the tribal population.
The ICAR-Central Tuber Crops Research Institute (CTCRI), Thiruvananthapuram, is organising the campaign in collaboration with the Regional Agricultural Research Station (RARS) under Kerala Agricultural University at Pattambi.
Orange-fleshed sweet potato (OFSP), rich in beta-carotene, and purple-fleshed sweet potato (PFSP), rich in anthocyanin, have been supplied to farmers for cultivation as part of the initiative, CTCRI scientists said.
