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We all are indebted to nature for providing us food and its resources for our subsistence and survival. In the food domain, cereal and legume grains occupy the front line, whereas, horticultural crops have occupied the second line of defense. For healthy diet cereals and legumes provide us with carbohydrates and protein, whereas, fruits and vegetables provide us minerals and vitamins. Both macro- and micro- nutrients are essential for human growth and development. The fruits and vegetables are the major source of micro-nutrients. It is estimated that up to 2.7 million lives could potentially be saved each year if fruit and vegetable production was sufficiently increased. Both at national and international levels, food and agriculture/horticulture development plans and estimates are basically developed, framed and implemented, and narrowed down to cereal production. In the present context of attaining nutrition security, this mode of thinking on food needs to be changed to nutrients , which will include necessarily all those crops including fruit and vegetables which provide all macro- and micro-nutrients to ensure balanced nutrition needed for good human health. The present publication has attempted to reflect and discuss the above views and ideas on the subject of sustainable horticulture development and nutrition security in nine chapters with 32 articles by 32 authors.

Preface
Messages
The Architect of the Book
The Technical and Editorial Team
I. Introduction
1. Introduction - Prem Nath
II. Present Horticulture—Challenges and Opportunities
2. Woes of Farmers and Consumers–Challenges to Sustainable Horticulture-Prem Nath
3. Challenges and Opportunities in Sustainable Horticulture Development-V. A. Parthasarathy, Sanjay Kumar Singh and C. Aswath
4. Horticulture: International and National Mandate-Prem Nath
III. Advancing Horticulture
5. Empowering and Advancing Researches on Vegetables and Fruits-Prem Nath
6. Smart Horticulture Towards Sustainable Horticulture Development-P. Usha Palaniswamy
7. Green Cities in the 21st Century-K.R.M. Swamy
8. Elements and Strategic Measures in Maximizing Protected Cultivation of Vegetables Towards Sustainable Horticulture Development in Asian countries-Brahm Singh
9. Vertical Farming to Supplement Horticultural Food Basket of Urban and Peri-Urban Population in India-P.B. Gaddagimath
IV. Enhancing Horticulture Production
10. Pathways to Enhancing Sustainable Fruit Production-C.P.A. Iyer
11. Climate Change and Sustainable Horticulture Development-P. Parvatha Reddy
12. Challenges and Opportunities in Potato Production Towards Sustainable-Horticulture Development-K. S. Krishna Prasad
13. Sustainable Intensification of Horticultural Crop Protection-P. Parvatha Reddy
14. Underutilized Vegetables Towards Sustainable Horticulture-K.K. Poornima
15. Strengthening Integrated Pest Management (IPM) for Sustainable Organic Horticulture Production-P.N. Krishna Moorthy
V. Essential Farm Inputs
16. Challenges and Opportunities in Supplying Essential Farm Inputs Towards Sustainable Horticulture Development-Sudha Mysore
VI. Linking Horticulture Produce to Marketing
17. Linking Horticulture Producers to Markets-P.G. Chengappa, N.C. Mamatha, C.M. Devika and K. Vijayasarathy
18. Linking Horticultural Farmers to Market for Increased Sustainability—Concepts and Cases-Sudha Mysore
19. Meeting the Crisis and Challenges in Prices: In Fruits and Vegetables-Pradeep Mehta and R.S. Deshpande
20. Skilled and Smart Farmers Organizations Driving Farm and Rural Development-M.J. Chandregowda
VII. Horticulture in Securing Food and Nutriion Security
21. Vegetables: Food and Nutrition Security-Prem Nath
22. Nutrition Security of a Girl Child is the Foundation to Ensure Healthy Generations-B.S. Prabhakar, Shilpa Yatnatti and Savithri Byadigi
23. Plantation Crops—Enhancing Production and its Strategic Role in Promoting Nutritional Security-K.R.M. Swamy
24. Edible Mushrooms Towards Achieving Nutritional Security of Small and Marginal Farm Families-Meera Pandey and G. Senthil Kumaran
25. Nutrition Awareness Through School Children: Experiences and Lessons Learnt-Prem Nath and B.S. Prabhakar
26. School Garden- The Harbinger of Nutrition Education-B.S. Prabhakar and Megha Katte
VII. Addressing Sustainable Horticulture Development in the New Millennium
27. Sustainable Horticultural Development in India: Growth and Pathways for Sustainability-S. Bisaliah
28. Pathways to Addressing Research for Sustainable Horticulture Development-H. Ravishankar
29. Micro-financing Towards Sustainable Horticulture Development-Bindu Ananth
30. Sustainable Development of Horticulture Under Declining Resource Base in India-B.S. Prabhakar and Prem Nath
31. Extension Education for Promotion of Food and Nutrition on ‘Antyodaya’ Model-C. Prasad
IX. Horticulture and Humanity
32. Bondage Between Horticulture and Humanity-Prem Nath
Dr. P.N. Agricultural Science Foundation (PNASF)
Vegetable Science International Network (VEGINET)