Millet seeds, a powerful weapon against hunger

Millet seeds, a powerful weapon against hunger

Read full article by  UN News @UN News   Photo Credit: UN India/Anandi Charan Behera of Studio Priya, Bhubanesswar A World Food Program-backed initiative to deliver millet seeds to vulnerable people is taking root in Odisha, India, where it is helping to ward off...
Need to strengthen millet farming policies

Need to strengthen millet farming policies

Read full article By Abhilaksh Likhi@ The Tribune Photo Credit: PTI The United Nations General Assembly has declared 2023 as the ‘International Year of Millets’. India has the largest biodiversity of millets as well as millet products in the world. Therefore, the...

Read full article @ NewsonAIR Photo Credit: NewsOnAir proposal and United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) declared 2023 as the International Year of Millets in March 2021. In 2018, India celebrated the National Year of Millets. Further, with the help of research and...
Eating millets can boost growth in children by 26-39%, says study

Eating millets can boost growth in children by 26-39%, says study

Read full article By Sanjeeb Mukherjee@ Business Standard Photo Credit: WikimediaC ommns The humble millet has long been considered a rich source of nutrition but a new cross-country study has found that it can boost growth in children and adolescents by 26-39 per...
Health benefits of Millet and how to grow

Health benefits of Millet and how to grow

Read full article By Kelvin Ogega@ The Standard Photo Credit: Sammy Omingo, STandard Food and nutrition insecurity in Kenya has deteriorated with the number of people in need of humanitarian assistance rising from 2.1 million in August 2021 to 2.8 million. The...
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