Describe the role of ICAR, CFTRI and the Food and Nutrition Board in improving nutrition in India.

1. 1 · Open in two lines. Good nutrition needs food to be grown, processed and used well. ICAR, CFTRI and the Food and Nutrition Board work at these three stages.
2. 2 · Draw the chain. [Flow: ICAR (grow) → CFTRI (process) → FNB (teach) → better nutrition]
3. 3 · ICAR.
   • 1929; Green Revolution research.
   • Biofortified varieties and millets.
   • KVKs, nutri-gardens, women in agriculture.
4. 4 · CFTRI.
   • 1950, Mysuru, CSIR.
   • Processing and preservation; less post-harvest loss.
   • Low-cost foods; food safety; training of entrepreneurs.
5. 5 · Food and Nutrition Board.
   • Was a wing of the Ministry of Women and Child Development; dissolved in 2024.
   • Regional offices, quality control laboratories, CFNEUs.
   • Training, demonstrations, National Nutrition Week.
6. 6 · Comparison. Parent body and main contribution of each, in a small table.
7. 7 · In the community. KVK nutri-gardens and CFTRI training for self-help groups in one village; earlier, CFNEU recipe training for anganwadi workers.
8. 8 · Close in one line. From field to plate to habit, each agency fills one link in the chain.

Scoring tip: Give each agency an equal share of the page; the grow-process-teach chain ties the answer together.