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FAO Approves India’s Proposal To Observe International Year Of Millets In 2023

This international endorsement comes in the backdrop of India celebrating 2018 as the National Year of Millets for promoting cultivation and consumption of these nutri-cereals (Photo: Haziq Qadri / Barcroft Images / Barcroft Media via Getty Images).

By: Radhakrishna N S

India’s minister for agriculture and farmers’ welfare Radha Mohan Singh has said that the 160th  session of the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) Council, currently underway in Rome, has approved India’s proposal to observe an International Year of Millets in 2023. On behalf of all countrymen, the minister conveyed his gratitude to the countries who voiced their support to India. He added that this will enhance global awareness to bring back these nutri-cereals to the plate, for food and nutrition security and hence increase production for resilience to challenges posed globally by climate change. The minister said that India’s prowess in…

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