SEHAT Mission:
The Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare and Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare launched the ‘SEHAT Mission’ in Delhi.
- SEHAT (Science Excellence for Health through Agricultural Transformation) is a national mission-mode programme designed to translate agricultural advancements into tangible health outcomes for the people of India.
- It has been jointly launched by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) and the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR).
- Launched with the objective of building a framework for ‘Healthy Food, Healthy Farms and a Healthy India’.
- It strategically align agricultural research and innovation with national priorities in nutrition, preventive and promotive healthcare and One Health.
- The mission focuses on five priority areas
- Development and evaluation of biofortified and nutrient-dense crop varieties to address malnutrition and improve nutritional status;
- Strengthening integrated farming systems to promote dietary diversification, enhance farm incomes, and build resilience;
- Addressing occupational health risks among agricultural workers through targeted, evidence-based interventions;
- Advancing agriculture-enabled strategies: It is for the prevention and management of non-communicable diseases through the promotion of functional foods and nutritionally superior crop varieties
- It is through integrated surveillance, diagnostics, and research at the human–animal–environment interface.
