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Food and Agriculture Organization and United Nations has recognised 2023 as International Year of Millets or IYM2023 for awareness about health and nutritional benefits of millets. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The Indian Government proposed to celebrate 2023 as International Year of Millets.
The International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) is an international organisation which conducts agricultural research for rural development, headquartered in Patancheru, Hyderabad, Telangana, India, with several regional centres (Bamako (Mali), Nairobi (Kenya)) and research stations (Niamey (Niger), Kano (Nigeria), Lilongwe (Malawi), Addis Ababa (Ethiopia ...
Millet Network members. The Millet Network of India supports millet farmers. It was created by one hundred women who realised the qualities of the traditional crop. [1] The group have helped village farmers to grow millet with low water usage and organic fertiliser while highlighting the injustice of government subsidies which encourage competitor crops like rice.
Millets (/ ˈ m ɪ l ɪ t s /) [1] are a highly varied group of small-seeded grasses, widely grown around the world as cereal crops or grains for fodder and human food. Most millets belong to the tribe Paniceae .
A series of special covers on Nari Shakti, Yuva Shakti, International Year of Millets 2023, Nature & Wildlife of India and unsung heroes of freedom struggle of India, along with set of picture postcards on 'Flavours of Delhi' were released during the event. [6] [7]
It conducts agricultural research on Millets breeding, improvement, pathology and value addition. IIMR coordinates and facilitates sorghum research at national level through the All India Coordinated Research Projects on Sorghum (AICRP on Sorghum) [1] and provides linkages with various national and international agencies.
Khader Vali worked in the US as a scientist and returned to India in 1997. [3] He advocates the benefits of consuming millets in place of rice and wheat and is engaged in studying the benefits of millets since last 20 years. [6]
Since 1991, changing consumption patterns led to a 'revolution' in 'high crop value' agriculture while the need for cereals is experienced a decline. [73] The per capita consumption of cereals declined from 192 to 152 kilograms from 1977 to 1999 while the consumption of fruits increased by 553%, vegetables by 167%, dairy products by 105%, and ...