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Constraints to consuming nutrient rich food inKoppal district of
Karnataka
RAGHAVENDRA CHOURAD, V.R. KIRESUR AND RAGHAVENDRAKONDAGURI
ABSTRACT : The word ‘food’ refers to the chemical substances
taken into the body in order to keep the bodyin a healthy and
active condition. The body requires food for growth, repair and
replacement of its worn-outtissues. Hence, food has to provide the
required raw material, energy and other regulating substances,
likevitamins and minerals, for the smooth functioning of the body,
besides meeting the calorific requirements likecarbohydrates,
proteins, fats, etc. (Pavithra, 2008). In this regard, the present
study is an attempt for constraintsto consuming nutrient rich food
in Koppal district of Karnataka state. The study revealed that
majority of therespondents found groundnut, fruits and nuts,
vegetables, milk and milk products, egg and meat as expensive.Some
of the respondents did not like consuming rice, wheat and ragi.
Many respondents felt that edible oil is notsuitable for health,
while spices were uneasy for digestion. Some of the respondents did
not have any awarenessabout consuming the processed products and
beverages.
KEY WORDS : Constraints, Nutrient rich food
HOW TO CITE THIS PAPER : Chourad, Raghavendra, Kiresur, V.R. and
Kondaguri, Raghavendra (2014). Constraints toconsuming nutrient
rich food in Koppal district of Karnataka. Internat. Res. J. Agric.
Eco. & Stat., 5(2) : 245-248.
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INTRODUCTIONIndia is today a food self-sufficient country, on
the basis
of average per capita availability of food. However,
thedistribution of food is highly skewed. As per the results of
the57th NSS round, at the all India level, the proportion of
chronicallyhungry households (not getting enough to eat during
anymonth of the year) has declined to 0.5 per cent in rural
areasand 0.1 per cent in urban areas. As for seasonal hunger, 16
perthousand households in rural areas and 3 per thousandhouseholds
in urban areas reported getting enough food onlyin some months of
the year. Low nutrition status caused bylow amount and poor quality
of food consumed as well as theconservative nature of farm
production constrained the farmhousehold in matching the
requirements of household foodsecurity and sustainable agriculture.
If food produced using
conservative farm techniques failed to satisfy household
foodrequirements, households meet their food needs by buyingfood
from the market. If food prices remain constant, householdfood
purchasing power can increase by improving thehousehold total
income. Stantan and Futrell (1987) alsosupplied some useful
information related to the presentinvestigation. Hence, the present
study was conducted withthe objective to study the constraints to
consuming nutrientrich food in Koppal district of Karnataka
state.
MATERIALS AND METHODSFor the purpose of analyzing the
constraints to consuming
nutrient rich food, Koppal district was purposively selected.The
tabular analysis (percentages, means, and ratios) wasworked out to
analyse constraints to consuming nutrient rich
Paper History :Received : 03.02.2014;Revised :
21.07.2014;Accepted: 05.08.2014
See end of the paper forauthors’ affiliations
Correspondence to :RAGHAVENDRACHOURADDepartment ofAgricultural
Economics,College of Agriculture,University of
AgriculturalSciences, DHARWAD(KARNATAKA) INDIAEmail:
[email protected]
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food. Multistage random sampling technique was employedfor
selection of sample respondents. In the first stage, Koppaldistrict
was selected purposively owing to convenience andcost
considerations. In the second stage, all the four taluks ofKoppal
district were chosen. In the third stage, for selectingrural
respondents, four villages at the rate of one each from theselected
taluks were chosen randomly; while for selecting theurban
respondents, the city or the taluk headquarter waschosen. The
consumers located in taluka headquarters of fourtalukas in Koppal
district were considered to represent urbanarea while those located
in the villages were considered torepresent rural areas. In the
fourth and final stage, 15 ruralrespondents and 15 urban
respondents, both at the rate of 5each from low, middle and high
incomes groups were randomlyselected. Thus, in all, the study
sample consisted of 120households consisting of 60 from rural area
and 60 from urbanarea.
RESULTS AND DATA ANALYSISMajority of consumers in rural area
reported that rice
(41.66%), ragi (41.66) and wheat (38.33%) were not liked by
thefamily (Table 1). In case of groundnut (83.33%), fruits and
nuts(98.33%), vegetables (98.33%), milk and milk products
(40.00%),meat (76.67%), egg (78.33%), edible oil (28.33%),
processedproducts (26.67%) and sugar (11.61%), the majority of
theconsumers felt that they were expensive. Nearly 25 per cent
ofrespondents felt that spices were uneasy for digestion,
while38.33 per cent of respondents have no awareness
regardingbeverages (38.33%), around 55 per cent of the
respondentsreported that edible oil was not suitable for health, 40
per centof the respondents revealed sugar was not suitable for
health.Around 40 per cent of the respondents felt that they do
notconsume wheat because of cooking problem.
The consumers in urban area (Table 2) reported that
rice(63.33%), wheat (63.33%), ragi (61.67%), meat (35.10%) andegg
(35.00%) were not liked by the family. The cooking problemwas
reported as one of the constraints in consuming redgram(41.67%),
followed by Bengalgram (36.67%), pea (36.67%),cowpea (23.33%), rice
and wheat (10.00%) and ragi (8.33). Nearly,25 per cent of the
consumers felt that spices were uneasy fordigestion, followed by
beverages (5.00%). However, majorityof the respondents noticed that
vegetables (100.00%), fruits(100.00%), groundnut (88.33%), egg
(55.00%), processedproducts (43.33%), meat (60.00%) and milk and
milk products(28.33%) were found expensive. Nearly 26.67 per cent
of therespondents had no awareness about beverages followed
byspices (16.66%), processed products (6.67%), milk and
milkproducts (5.00%) and sugar (3.33%). Almost 61.67 per cent
ofconsumers felt that edible oil was not suitable for
healthfollowed by spices (28.33%), beverages (16.67%),
sugar(11.67%) and processed products (3.33%) (Sharma, 2011 and
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Mittal, 2007).Most of the consumers in Koppal district (Table 3)
noticed
that rice (52.50%), followed by ragi (51.67%), wheat
(50.83%),meat and egg (28.33%), engalgram (5.83%), pea (4.17%),
redgram(3.33%) and cowpea (0.83%) were not liked by the
familymembers. The consumers felt that egg and meat had
lownutrition value (4.67 per cent), followed by redgram
(1.67),Bengalgram and cowpea (0.83%). Nearly 27.50 per cent of
therespondents felt that there was a cooking problem with regardto
redgram (27.50%), followed by Bengalgram (24.17%), pea(23.33%),
cowpea (15.83%), rice, wheat and ragi (5.83%). About25 per cent of
the respondents reported that spices were uneasyfor digestion
followed by beverages (4.16%). However, majorityof the consumers
felt that fruits and nuts were more expensive(99.16%) followed by
vegetables (95.83%), groundnut (85.83%),meat (68.33%), egg
(66.67%), processed products (35.00%),milk and milk products
(31.67%) and edible oil (17.50%). Around0.83 per cent of the
consumers felt that edible oil was havingpoor quality. Around 32.50
per cent of the respondents had noawareness about beverages
followed by processed products(16.66%) and milk and milk products
(5.83%), however,according to nearly 58.33 per cent of the
respondents, edibleoil was not suitable for health, followed by
sugar (42.50%),spices (17.50%), beverages (10.00%) and processed
products(2.50%). Similar findings were reported by Giri
(2006),Nasurudeen et al. (2006) and Rae (1998).
Conclusion :Constraints to consuming nutrient rich food in rural
area
revealed that majority of the respondents in rural area
opinedthat groundnut, fruits and nuts, vegetables, edible oil, milk
andmilk products, egg and meat were expensive. However, thestaple
foods of the urban area like rice, wheat and ragi were notliked by
majority of the respondents. However, some of therespondents felt
that edible oil and sugar were not suitable forhealth. Similarly,
in urban area, respondents reported cookingproblem with regard to
consuming Bengalgram, redgram andpea. However, majority of the
respondents opined thatgroundnut, edible oil, milk products,
processed products, meatand egg were expensive, cent per cent of
the respondents felt
that fruits and nuts and vegetables were expensive. In case
ofoverall, majority of the respondents opined consuminggroundnut,
fruits, nuts, vegetables, egg and meat, milk andmilk products and
processed products were highly expensive.More than 50 per cent of
the respondents did not like consumingrice, wheat and ragi. The
cooking problem was noticed as oneof the major constraints in
consuming Bengalgram, redgram,pea and cowpea. More than 55 per cent
of the respondents feltthat consuming edible oil is not suitable
for health. Some of therespondents did not have any awareness in
consumingbeverages, processed products, spices, milk and milk
productsand sugar.
Authors’ affiliations:V.R. KIRESUR, Department of Agricultural
Economics, College ofAgriculture, University of Agricultural
Sciences, BIJAPUR, (KARNATAKA)INDIA
RAGHAVENDRA KONDAGURI, Karnataka State Department ofAgriculture,
KOPPAL, (KARNATAKA) INDIA
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