Household dietary diversity- A tool to assess food and nutritional security among rural farm families of Bidar district, Kalyana-Karnataka

RAMYA .; UMA N. KULKARNI; CHANDRAMATI J. ROKHADE; N. RAJESHWARI

doi:10.61475/JFS.2025.v38i4.39

RAMYA . Department of Food and Nutrition, University of Agricultural Science, Dharwad - 580005, India
UMA N. KULKARNI Department of Food and Nutrition, University of Agricultural Science, Dharwad - 580005, India
CHANDRAMATI J. ROKHADE Department of Food and Nutrition, University of Agricultural Science, Dharwad - 580005, India
N. RAJESHWARI Extension and Communication management, College of Community Science University of Agricultural Science, Dharwad - 580005, India

DOI: https://doi.org/10.61475/JFS.2025.v38i4.39

Keywords: Demographic profile, Food consumption score Socioeconomic status, Food security, Household dietary diversity score, Nutritional security

Abstract

As a base to assess food and nutrition security, the household dietary diversity, food consumption score, demographic profile and socioeconomic status of rural farm families of Bidar district of Kalyana Karnataka region wasstudied during the year 2023-24. A total of 100 farm families residing in two villages from each taluk of Humnabad and Chitguppa were interviewed through quessionaire. The male population was higher (54-56%) as compared to females(44-46%) in Humnabad and Chitguppa taluk, respectively. Majority of the population in Humnabad (34%) and Chitguppa(40%) taluks were adults. Only 24-26 per cent of respondents had completed diploma/PUC in Humnabad and Chitgupparespectively. Agriculture was their main occupation. And majority belonged to nuclear family. The farm families with lowdietary diversity scores were more prevalent in Chitguppa taluk (78%) compared to Humnabad taluk (50%). The meandifferences between both taluks were found to be significant (p<0.01). A significant association between household dietarydiversity score and socio-economic status of the families of Humnabad (p<0.05) and Chitguppa (p<0.01) was noted. Anacceptable food consumption score was evident in both the taluks of Humnabad (66%) and Chitguppa (68%) as well as itsassociation with socio-economic status was found significant in Humnabad (p<0.05) and Chitguppa (p<0.01) taluks ofBidar.