Bring back millets to the table
For building a common understanding on the activities for the upcoming International Year of Millets 2023, a team from FAO visited ICRISAT-India. Read more...
Small millets make a big splash on germplasm field day at ICRISAT
To enhance the use of millets germplasm in India’s crop improvement efforts, ICRISAT’s Genebank recently showcased the genetic diversity in its small Read more...
Understanding consumption preferences for sorghum and millets globally
In support of the objectives of the International Year of Millets (2023), a global study, “Prioritizing Regular Intake of Sorghum and Millets Read more...
Millet consumption survey provides largest baseline for India
The results of the first ever large-scale survey on millet consumption in India has been published, offering government, central and states and the private sector valuable insights into consumer trends to help further mainstream these nutricereals. Read more
Newly launched millet food finder shows a revolution is underway
Millets have sometimes been hailed as the next quinoa but researchers collating a global database of millet products have found this ancient Read more...
Newly launched millet food finder shows a revolution is underway
Millets have sometimes been hailed as the next quinoa but researchers collating a global database of millet products have found this ancient grain to be orchestrating a silent food revolution that could see quinoa outstripped. The “Millet Finder”, launched today, discovered a surge in the use of millets, with over a thousand modern convenient products in a very wide range, across all the inhabited continents.
FAO nod to India’s ‘Year of Millets – 2023’ proposal
“Good evening from Rome. India presented a proposal for International Year of Millets in FAO Council on 5 December. We succeeded in Read more...
Food and Agriculture Organization endorses India’s proposal for an International Year of Millets
The Government of India has led the initiative for an International year of Millets, through the UN system, and garnered support from Read more...
Call to the UN for an International Year of Millets
India has requested the United Nations to declare 2018 as the International Year of Millets. This has formally been sent by the Read more...