Nutrition-sensitive carp mola polyculture through women’s groups: A successful policy intervention by the government of Odisha, India

Abstract

In 2018–2019, FARD launched a gender-sensitive flagship program named “Input assistance to Women Self Help Groups (WSHGs) for Scientific Fish Farming in Gram Panchayat Tanks.” This program promotes nutrition-sensitive pond polyculture through farming micronutrient-rich mola (Amblypharyngodon mola) alongside Indian major carps. The documents depicts the success of WSHG in nutrition sensitive carp mola polyculture in GP tanks