CHENNAI: For the first time, the Tamil Nadu government will be partnering with private firms to set up kitchen gardens in the State-run schools and for which first priority would be given to residential institutions. The primary focus of the kitchen garden is to ensure that the student from the residential school is healthy by consuming the freshly grown fruits and vegetables on the campus and they are provided with first-hand learning opportunities about the nutrition aspects of vegetables and their consumption.
Accordingly, the horticulture skill development classes will be provided weekly where students involved in the activity will get exposed to knowledge about the whole procedure of kitchen gardening through both practical and theoretical understanding.
Quoting a proposal, a senior official from the School Education Department told DT Next that the team for the project will comprise the Schools, the Samagra Shiksha team, and members of the firms who would engage in the monitoring process as well as creating awareness among students to carry on with the process of kitchen gardening and make the best use of the project of the state.
He said during the first phase of the project, will ensure learning opportunities for over 2,000 students about nurturing the plants and activities involved in growing vegetables from the beginning with the help of the firms.
