Adivasis in Odisha, Jharkhand less food insecure than non-Adivasis: Report
A greater portion of non-Adivasi households is severely food insecure than Adivasi households in Odisha and Jharkhand, according to a new report. In Odisha, 16 per cent of non-Adivasi households and 12 per cent of Advasi households are food insecure, the report showed. In Jharkhand, the difference is marginal — 25 per cent of Adivasi households and 24 per cent of non-Adivasi households are severely food insecure.
Dietary diversity, however, is relatively poor among Adivasis living in Odisha and Jharkhand, according to a new report.
The prevalence of an acceptable dietary diversity is higher in the non-Adivasi households (77 per cent) in comparison to 54 per cent of the Adivasi households. Around 3 per cent of Adivasi households have poor dietary diversity, according to Status of Adivasi Livelihoods published in April 2022.
The trend is similar in Odisha, with 4 per cent Adivasi households and 1 per cent non-Adivasi households with poor dietary diversity, and 69 per cent Adivasi households and 90 per cent non-Adivasi households having an acceptably dietary diversity.
Both these states have a high tribal population, according to the 2011 Census — 22.85 per cent in Odisha and 26.2 per cent in Jharkhand.