Miracle grain mil-lets (jowar, sorghum, bajra, ragi) have been traditionally a favoured food for generations. However, the trend in the previous decade saw a preference for “other cereals”, leading to a surge of options such as rice, wheat and lentils.
Recently, India’s patronage, along with the support of 72 more countries, led to the landmark announcement of 2023 as the International Year of Millets, by the United Nations General Assembly. With this resolution, a focussed approach has been resorted to by making it essentially a people’s movement with a multi-stakeholder consultative approach, engaging several partners like farmers, consumers, markets, states, corporates and the government departments.
The Indian government has been on a mission mode to promote the branding and production of millets since 2018 due to its unique functional utility in addressing issues of nutritional security alongside systemic environmental concerns. India can easily boast of herself being the maximum producer of millets in the world, with 18 per cent of the global produce and approximately 20 per cent of the area under cultivation. Sizeable contributing states in India are Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, and Maharashtra, in the same order.
This story is from the January 18, 2023 edition of Millennium Post Delhi.
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