SEHAT Mission

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Recently, the Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare and Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare launched the ‘SEHAT Mission’ in Delhi.

About SEHAT Mission

• SEHAT (Science Excellence for Health through Agricultural Transformation) is a national mission-mode programme designed to translate agricultural advancements into tangible health outcomes for the people of India.
• It has been jointly launched by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) and the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR).
• Objective: Launched with the objective of building a framework for ‘Healthy Food, Healthy Farms and a Healthy India’.
• It strategically align agricultural research and innovation with national priorities in nutrition, preventive and promotive healthcare, non-communicable diseases, farmer well-being, and One Health. 
• The mission focuses on five priority areas
  • Development and evaluation of biofortified and nutrient-dense crop varieties to address malnutrition and improve nutritional status; 
  • Strengthening integrated farming systems to promote dietary diversification, enhance farm incomes, and build resilience;
  • Addressing occupational health risks among agricultural workers through targeted, evidence-based interventions; 
  • Advancing agriculture-enabled strategies: It is for the prevention and management of non-communicable diseases through the promotion of functional foods and nutritionally superior crop varieties
  • Strengthening One Health preparedness: It is through integrated surveillance, diagnostics, and research at the human–animal–environment interface.

Source: PIB

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