Realising that lifestyle diseases have become more common and people are turning towards nutritious diets, a Kudumbashree unit in the remote Muliyar panchayat in Kasaragod are turning to cultivation of microgreens and making it commercially available in the market.
Microgreens are young vegetable greens that are approximately one to three inches tall, falling somewhere between a sprout and baby green, says 43-year-old Khairunnisa, chairperson of the Community Development Society (CDS) of Kudumbashree growing the microgreens with three others members.
She said while their nutrient contents vary slightly, most varieties tend to be rich in potassium, iron, zinc, magnesium, and copper. Microgreens are also a great source of beneficial plant compounds such as antioxidants.
