- Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Shri Narendra Singh Tomar has directed NAFED, it’s Nodal Organization to contribute to and promote the ‘International Year of the Millet’ 2023 on a global scale.
- Under the guidance of Shri Tomar, NAFED has entered into an MoU with the Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare to extend its support to Millet’s initiatives.
- Under the collaboration, NAFED has started extending marketing linkage to Millets-centric Startups, setting up a Millet Corner in NAFED Bazaar Retail Stores, and installing Millet Vending Machines across Delhi-NCR.
- We are also in the process to establish a Millets Experience Centre at Delhi Haat, INA to promote nutritious Millets and create awareness of the rich history of India through Millet based dishes.
- Shri Tomar said all Central Ministries and States Governments including leading Food and Beverage bodies and Industries, both Public and Private should pitch in to make IYoM-23 a ‘People’s Movement’ alongside positioning India as the “Global Hub for Millets”.
- India held its first mega-global event Global Millets (Shree Anna) Conference in Delhi last week to celebrate 2023 as the International Year of Millets (IYM).
- The aim of the United Nations to declare 2023 as the International Year of Millets on India’s initiative is to elevate awareness of millets for food security and nutrition, enhance investment in R&D and extension, and inspire stakeholders towards improving production, productivity, and quality of millets.
- A ministerial round table of millets was held post-inaugural session of the Global Millets (Shree Anna) Conference in New Delhi.
Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare directs NAFED to promote the ‘International Year of the Millet’ 2023
