Gampola ,Giribawa
The baseline survey exhibited the available biodiversity, dependency of the households on the available agro-biodiversity, food security status of the households and interventions for betterment of the nutritional status in the pilot sites. Utilization of biodiversity directs to household food security through enhancing the accessibility for diverse food groups. Through the results obtained from the Gampola, Giribawa baseline survey the following trends were observed respectively.
Food products obtained from home garden
Crop category |
No. of households (n) |
Percentage (%) |
Cereals & Pulses |
57 |
81.4 |
Vegetables |
55 |
78.6 |
Green leaves |
58 |
82.9 |
Starchy roots |
32 |
45.7 |
Fruits |
59 |
84.3 |
Spices |
33 |
47.1 |
Medicinal plants |
26 |
37.1 |
Fire wood |
17 |
24.3 |
Timber |
22 |
31.4 |
Others* |
34 |
48.6 |
Main source of income




Livestock reared in the home garden

Animal species |
No. of households |
Percentage (%) |
Goat |
4 |
5.7 |
Poultry |
5 |
7.1 |
Buffalo |
6 |
8.6 |
Cattle |
3 |
4.3 |

Crop categories in other lands under cultivation
Land type |
Crop category |
No. of households |
Percentage (%) |
Chena |
Corn |
29 |
69.0 |
|
Finger millet |
21 |
50.0 |
|
Ground nut |
24 |
57.1 |
|
Cowpea |
19 |
45.2 |
|
Green gram |
15 |
35.7 |
|
Sesame |
23 |
54.8 |
|
vegetables |
14 |
33.3 |
Low land |
Paddy |
58 |
100 |
|
Ground nut |
5 |
8.6 |


Dietary diversity score

Plant Diversity in Home Garden
