The Center will host a millet food festival and lunch in Parliament on Tuesday to celebrate the International Year of Millets, 2023. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is also going to participate in this program.
The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in its 75th session in March 2021 declared 2023 as the International Year of Millets. Under PM Modi’s leadership, the Government of India sponsored the proposal for the International Year of Millets 2023, which was accepted by the UNGA.
On Tuesday, MPs from all parties will sit down to taste a variety of delicacies prepared from indigenous millets like ragi (finger millet), jowar (sorghum) and bajra (pearl millet).
“The cooks will prepare a variety of healthy food and dishes made from Indian millet. Preparations are being overseen by Minister of State for Agriculture Shobha Karandlaje,” said an official with knowledge of the matter, as quoted by the report. Hindustan Times,
On 6 December, Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a message delivered during the opening ceremony of the International Year of Millets at the Food and Agriculture Headquarters of the United Nations, Rome, called for crop diversification and millets to enhance global food security and make agriculture climate resilient. called for farming. organization, said in an official statement.
Modi had said that the earliest evidence of these grains has been found in the Indus Civilization and they were one of the first plants to be domesticated for food.
Thanking the global community for supporting India’s proposal to mark the International Year of Millets, the PM said, “It was mentioned that millets are good for the consumer, the farmer and the climate. Millets are nutritious and It can also be cultivated in semi-arid areas besides consuming less water for irrigation.”
According to the Food and Agriculture Organisation, IYM 2023 will be an opportunity to raise awareness and direct policy attention to the nutritional and health benefits of millets and their suitability for cultivation under adverse and changing climatic conditions.
The year will also promote sustainable production of millets, highlighting their potential to provide new sustainable market opportunities for producers and consumers.
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