Please let me know whether government alloted micro-plot is economically viable for substantial reduction of poverty with special emphasis on nutrition.
Such concept is to facilitate nutritional security to rural masses using integrated farming , establishing nutritional gardens, mixed farming etc with a sole objectivity of livelihood and economic sustainanility at the farm or family level...
There are some evidence for effect of agricultural interventions on nutrition. You may get more information from the following reviews:
1. Masset, E. H.-C. (2012). Effectiveness of agricultural interventions that aim to improve nutritional status of children: systematic review. BMJ, 344, d8222
2. Kadiyala, S. H. ( 2014). Agriculture and nutrition in India: mapping evidence to pathways. . Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 1331(1), 43-56.
3. Department for International Development (DFID). (2014). Can Agriculture Interventions Promote Nutrition: Agriculture and Nutrition Evidence Paper. London: DFID.