Life Support Promising Food Plants Among Aboriginls of Patalkot, Madhya Pradesh

The relationship between biological and cultural factors is well exhibited by nutritional aspects under the rubrie of different ecosystems. Plant species provide an extremely wide range of useful products relased to nutritional aspects. The Bharias of Patalkot are the aboriginals of Patalkot and most primative tribal population of Madhya Pradesh. They are fighting for survival and conseartly trying to exploit the existing biodiversity in their own way. The Bharias of Patalkot live in the villages of Patalkot. Patalkot is a bowl shaped natural formation, situated on the stapora plateau, area surrounded on three sides by hilly ridges and forth side is open on the northwest side towards the Dedhi river. The estimated total area of Patalkot is 79 sq. kms. It is located towards the north of Chhindwara district headquarter. Here, attempt has been made to study the life supporting promising food plants among Bharias of Patalkot. The present investigation is based on 305 famalies of 29 hamlets of 12 villages. The objectives of present study is to explore the information regarding life support promising food plants among Bharias of Patalkot, So, that the target of "health for all" could be achieved with the help of our findings to a certain extent.Key Words: Promising Food PlantsBhariasNutrition

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