Read article @The Hindu Photo Credit: ICRISAT Mandya Deputy Commissioner M.V. Venkatesh has urged the farming community in he district to focus on growing Siri Dhanya (millets) owing to its high nutritional value and increasing demand in the market. He was addressing...
Read full article by Pearl Maria D’Souza @ENS PC: ICRISAT BENGALURU: A green index is being developed for every government project and each department will be assessed for its eco-friendliness, Principal Secretary, Karnataka Forest, Ecology and Environment,...
Read article by Lala Nayar @OutlookPoshan PC: Outlook Poshan Awareness about the benefits of these healthy grains is creating a situation where demand is increasing almost every year by 20% to 22%, says Dr Vilas A. Tonapi, Director, ICAR — Indian Institute of Millets...
Full article by Shabnam Minwalla @BusinessLine PC:ISTOCK.COM There’s a reason why humble millets are today’s superfood I first encountered jowar, bajra and ragi when I was around 12 years old. Not on the dinner table, but on the pages of a geography textbook. We were...
Read Full article @Deccan Chronicle Photo Credit: IIMR NutriHub Bengaluru: At the core of it, the garden variety popcorn is nothing but a bloated grain of corn that you munch as you watch the latest multiplex movie. Substitute the corn for any of the cereal...
