Naro tips farmers on millet, sorghum
Read full article by Shabibah Nakirigya@ Monitor Photo Credit: Shabibah Nakirigya The National Agricultural Research Organisation (Naro) has pledged to support the different government institutions involved in large scale food production as an intervention to curb the...
Why millets are key to addressing gluten grievances and managing Celiac disease
Read full article by Pavithra Krishna Kumar@ FirstPost Photo Credit: Wikimedia Commons Gluten is a bunch of proteins commonly found in wheat, rye and barley where it acts as a “glue”, giving foods the stretch, the structure and the bite. “Celiac Disease”, have we...
Millets reinstate super food status as they take centre stage on patients’ plates
Read full article by Nandita Vijay@ FnBNews Photo Credit: ICRISAT The Indian Institute of Millets Research (ICAR-IIMR), a premier research institute for sorghum and other millets is now popularising its super food millet consumption by patients at hospitals. This is...
Millets offer opportunities
Read full article by Manav Mander@ The Tribune Photo Credit: The Tribune Manav Mander WITH 2023 being the UN-designated International Year of Millets, there is a need to promote and strengthen the value chain for millets and millet-based products, including the...
ICRISAT-AGRA collaborate on drought tolerant crops value chain development
Read full article @ Relief Web Photo Credit: ICRISAT ICRISAT and the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) announced a new partnership that synergizes their strengths. ICRISAT’s improved crop varieties and value chain development technology will be...
Health and nutrition: Reasons to make millets a part of our daily diet
Read full article by Bhavani Swaminathan@ Newsband Photo Credit: ICRISAT Millet is a low maintenance and drought-resistant grain. People often use it to feed livestock, but consumer interest is growing. This grain provides various health benefits and has multiple...
Millet and groundnut can avert the looming food and edible oil crisis in Africa
Read full article by Delhi Bureau@ Krishak Jagat Photo Credit: ICRISAT 27 July 2022, Africa: Crops like sorghum, pearl millet and groundnut traditionally grown and consumed in Africa have huge potential to lessen the impact of the wheat and edible oil shortage in...
Government to roll out several programmes in the country and abroad for popularizing Millets and other nutri-cereals, says Union Agriculture Minister
At the initiative of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, the United Nations declared 2023 as the International Year of Millets: Shri Narendra Singh Tomar Shri Tomar chairs the meeting of Parliamentary Consultative Committee of the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers...
What Makes The Maharashtrian Pitla And Jowar Roti Combination So Special?
Read full article By Sushmita sengupta@ Slurrp Photo Credit: Shutter Stock This easy dish can be made with a bare number of ingredients, tried it yet? If you feel Maharashtrian cuisine is underrated, you are not alone. While your Pav Bhaji and Vada Pav are worthy of...
Increasing production and consumption of millets
Read full article by Neelam Patel & Saloni Bhutani @ The Hindustan Times Photo Credit: The Hindustan Times Data on health indicators, as published by NFHS 5 India Report 2022, shows that 59.1% of women are anaemic, 35.5% of children are stunted, 32.1% of children...
