# Healthy Laddoos Fill Rural Nutrition Gap

> Millet laddoos from farmers' markets address rural malnutrition through community-based nutrition programs.
- Title: Healthy Laddoos Fill Rural Nutrition Gap · Scroll | Shortify
- Summary: Millet laddoos from farmers' markets address rural malnutrition through community-based nutrition programs. Rural Indian communities use millet laddoos made…
- Keywords: millet, laddoo, seahawks, nfl, nutrition, rural, india, shg, anganwadi, icds, panjiri, paushtik
- Source: Scroll — https://scroll.in/article/1096589/a-public-policy-expert-notes-how-healthy-laddoos-are-filling-the-nutrition-gap-for-the-rural-poor
- Author: Swasti Pachauri
- Published: 2026-11-03T08:00:00+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: millet, laddoo, seahawks, nfl, nutrition, rural, india, shg, anganwadi, icds, panjiri, paushtik
## Fieldwork Lessons
Early fieldwork in Wardha taught that farmers are most receptive to conversations by 6 am.
## Farmers' Market in Namakkal
Farmers sold herbs, spices, and millet laddoos at a district-run market for direct sales.
## Millet Laddoos Recipe
Brownish-black millet laddoos made with ragi, ghee, dry fruits, and sesame seeds.
## Arthritis Relief Laddoo
Herbal laddoo with jaggery and black pepper for arthritis pain, purchased for papa.
## Community Market Space
Farmers used the courtyard as a community space for selling produce to tourists and locals.
## Nutrition Programs
Anganwadi centers distribute millet laddoos to address iron deficiency in children.
## Stronger Children Project
Keonjhar district serves two millet laddoos weekly to preschool children in 'Stronger Children with Millet Power'.
## Balamrutham Laddoos
Telangana provides fortified laddoos with chana dal, milk powder, oil, and sugar.
## Panjiri Replacement
Uttar Pradesh replaced traditional panjiri with millet laddoos due to quality issues.
## Women-Led SHGs
Women in SHGs make millet laddoos, improving economic mobility while addressing nutrition.
## Key takeaway

Rural Indian communities use millet laddoos made by women-led SHGs to combat malnutrition, with projects like 'Stronger Children with Millet Power' providing two laddoos weekly for preschoolers.