India’s Millet Man embarked on millet journey at the age of six
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India’s Millet Man embarked on millet journey at the age of six

The Hindu  

December 05, 2023 09:30 am | Updated 09:11 pm IST - Bengaluru Dr. Khader Vali, a recipient of the Padma Shri, also known as the Millet Man of India, a pioneering Indian organic farmer and environmentalist is known for his innovative and sustainable agricultural practices for more than three decades. Despite spending more than three decades in the world of millets, Dr. Vali told The Hindu that his journey and interest is millets started as early as the age of six, “Way back, when I was six-years old, when I was in Andhra Pradesh, I visited my grandmother’s place in Anantapur district and that is when I consumed millets for the first time, until then I was eating rice as everybody else. The Green Revolution Dr. Vali believes that before the Green Revolution the entire world ate millets, “All over the world, the first domesticated grass, that is millets, could be grown anywhere. Dr. Vali also alarmed that the world would fall apart if its eating habits were not changed, “This is not just about changing eating habits of our country but also the entire world.

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