Food and Agriculture Organization and
United Nations has recognised 2023 as International Year of Millets or IYM2023 for awareness about health and nutritional benefits of
millet
Millets () are a highly varied group of small-seeded grasses, widely grown around the world as cereal crops or grains for fodder and human food. Most species generally referred to as millets belong to the tribe Paniceae, but some millets al ...
s.
The
Indian Government proposed to celebrate 2023 as International Year of Millets.
Because millets use less water to produce and grow in less time, they can be alternatives to imported cereals. Millets also have high nutritional values.
Around the world
* India contributes 80% of millet production in Asia and 20% worldwide. In 2023-24 Union Budget, India declared funds for Millet Research Institute. India will provide millets by Public Distribution System to people of below the
poverty line.
* Indian Diplomats visited
Nigeria as Millets Specific Visit.
India and Nigeria both uses Millet as staple food.
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