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Exploring the Potential of Kitchen Gardening and Immunity Booster Plantation in COVID-19 Prevention
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Kitchen Gardening
Perception
Plantation
Pandemic

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Srivastava, S., & Fatima, S. (2025). Exploring the Potential of Kitchen Gardening and Immunity Booster Plantation in COVID-19 Prevention. South India Journal of Social Sciences, 23(7), 95-99. https://doi.org/10.62656/SIJSS.v23i7.2251

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In COVID-19 pandemic, there is a need for herbal remedies to boost the innate and acquired immunity to fight against corona virus. The COVID-19 pandemic has left an indelible mark on urban India’s food crisis, which has led the prime minister to advocate the ‘vocal-for-local’ concept. To mitigate such problems, urban kitchen gardening practices like terrace farming, roof-top farming etc., are not only gaining popularity but are also considered a measure of self-reliance in urban food ecosystems. In this regard, kitchen gardening concept is gaining popularity in urban Indian households, especially in post-COVID-19 lockdown times. Therefore, there is an urgent need to optimize the kitchen gardening practices for urban Indian households for their self-reliance on useful plants production in an environmentally sustainable manner. The aim of the study includes, studying the perception related to the kitchen gardening practices in a COVID -19 pandemic among respondents and to assess the association of ki

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