Homestead farming provides a diversity of fresh foods that improve the quantity and quality of nutrients to the family. The production of nutritional food provides the household with direct access to important nutrients that may not be readily available within their economic reach.
By growing a variety of crops, homestead farmers avoid economic risks, and are less at risk to extreme price fluctuations associated with changes in supply and demand. Harvests throughout the year ensure that there is always some product of economic value available to the household, whether own consumption or for sale.
Reported By: Nandana V.L. SJC-IJK
