Women in rainfed areas in Dharmapuri are switching over to kitchen gardens, which provide nutrition to the family as well as money. By recycling the limited water available, these women have shown that it is possible to grow vegetables all round the year.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/nutrition-gardens-women-lead-way
[2] http://leisaindia.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/LESIA-India-Dec-2014-Page-No-13-Nutrition-gardens-Women-lead-the-way.pdf
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/j-krishnan
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/leisa-india
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/home-gardens
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/women
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/dharmapuri-d
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/tamil-nadu
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/wastewater-recycling
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/vegetables
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/nutrition
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/farmers
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/food-security