Keonjhar District in Odisha Emerges as a Millet Success Story
1 year, 1 month ago

Keonjhar District in Odisha Emerges as a Millet Success Story

Deccan Chronicle  

BHUBANESWAR: Odisha’s Keojhar district is now beginning to script a success story in millet production and consumption. Inspired by the state government’s incentives and encouragement, women farmers who normally grew usual crops and vegetables for subsistence, have undertaken millet production because of its high market prices and food value. After formally getting grouped under an umbrella organisation called Maidankel Grampanchayat Level Federation, they women got tied up with the state government’s Mission Shakti department and Odisha Millet Mission. In December 2018, the Millet Mission’s activities were launched in Keonjhar with the support of District Mineral Foundation as an extension of the Odisha Millets Mission. “The Odisha Millets Mission aims to revive millet farming, boost household consumption and support millet value-added businesses.

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Indigenous millet cultivation initiative brings economic benefits, improves soil quality, combats malnutrition in Udaipur
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Indigenous millet cultivation initiative brings economic benefits, improves soil quality, combats malnutrition in Udaipur

The Hindu  

A native crop adoption initiative in Udaipur district’s Jhadol block has led to reintroducing the cultivation of indigenous millet varieties to the present generation of farmers with a livelihood incentive as well as a strong natural farming angle. Development practitioner Anurag Nandagiri, who worked in Jhadol as a State Bank of India Youth for India fellow on behalf of Seva …

Odisha Hosts First Global Millet Convention to Promote Small-Seed Crops
1 year, 1 month ago

Odisha Hosts First Global Millet Convention to Promote Small-Seed Crops

Deccan Chronicle  

BHUBANESWAR: The Odisha government on Thursday registered its name as the first state in the country to organize a two-day international level convention. Christened International Convention on Millets, the event was inaugurated here at Janata Maidan by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik in the presence of many experts working in the field of millet cultivation and consumption. The ICM, as informed …

In Kerala, ‘Millet Cafes’ to come up in every district in a phased manner to popularise millets products
1 year, 2 months ago

In Kerala, ‘Millet Cafes’ to come up in every district in a phased manner to popularise millets products

The Hindu  

With the spotlight on millets this year, the Kerala Agriculture department has decided to open ‘Millet Cafes’ in a bid to popularise millets and millet-based products. The cafes will be opened in every district in a phased manner, Kerala Agriculture Minister P. Prasad told The Hindu on October 16. In August, the Agriculture Department had announced an ambitious plan to …

Tamil Nadu government to implement Millet Mission for five years
1 year, 9 months ago

Tamil Nadu government to implement Millet Mission for five years

The Hindu  

Taking a cue from the United Nations General Assembly that had declared 2023 as the International Year of Millets, Agriculture-Farmers Welfare Minister M.R.K. Panneerselvam on Tuesday proposed to implement Tamil Nadu Millet Mission for a period of five years. Presenting the agriculture budget for 2023-24 in the Assembly, he said millet festivals would be celebrated to create awareness among consumers …

Now, a Millet Chamber of Commerce to bring together farmers, product makers, traders
1 year, 11 months ago

Now, a Millet Chamber of Commerce to bring together farmers, product makers, traders

The Hindu  

The Millet Chamber of Commerce and Industry, launched in Coimbatore on Monday, has been formed to bring together millet growers, product makers and traders and will focus on measures for the overall growth of the millet sector. According to Mano Solomon, president of the Chamber, and P. Manivel, principal scientist and head at the Indian Council of Agricultural Research’s National …

Millets in the mainstream | How Odisha’s Kutia Kondh tribe rediscovered a palate for the ‘poor man’s food’
2 years ago

Millets in the mainstream | How Odisha’s Kutia Kondh tribe rediscovered a palate for the ‘poor man’s food’

The Hindu  

Rajamudu Majhi may not be articulate enough to recount the millet’s journey from its glorious past to the brink of disappearance. But when asked in what way the millet is valued in his Kutia Kondh tribe’s life and dietary systems, the 60-year-old resident of Dupi village near the scenic Belghar Valley would passionately describe the strong bonding that tribals enjoy …

Odisha celebrates Millet Day to promote crop’s cultivation, consumption
2 years, 1 month ago

Odisha celebrates Millet Day to promote crop’s cultivation, consumption

The Hindu  

Odisha on Thursday, November 10, 2022 celebrated Mandia Divas in order to promote millet cultivation and its consumption across the State. Odisha Millet Mission aims to improve livelihoods of vulnerable rain-fed farmers by reviving millets in farms and plates,” said State Agriculture Secretary Arabinda Kumar Padhee in a letter addressed to all collectors. Stating that OMM had been recognised nationally …

Odisha’s millet revival mission likely to benefit BJD
2 years, 4 months ago

Odisha’s millet revival mission likely to benefit BJD

The Hindu  

The Naveen Patnaik Government last week approved the second phase of ‘Odisha Millet Mission ’ at an estimated investment of ₹2808.39 crore over six years, which is touted to be the second largest targeted agricultural programme after Krushak Assistance for Livelihood and Income Augmentation. As the OMM is intended at reviving millets in farms and on plates mostly in tribal …

Millets vs Malnutrition: Reviving The Super Crop Via Nutrient-Rich Meals at Odisha’s Anganwadis
2 years, 4 months ago

Millets vs Malnutrition: Reviving The Super Crop Via Nutrient-Rich Meals at Odisha’s Anganwadis

News 18  

“Children happily eat little millet khichdi,” says Ispari Dani, an anganwadi worker in Goudaguda panchayat in Koraput district’s Lakhimpur block. “The new recipe has created curiosity among them.” As many as 3,751 preschool children within 3 to 6 years of age, in Lakhimpur, are being fed little millet khichdi twice a week as part of the Odisha Millets Mission, a …

Odisha's Tribal Women Spearhead the Mission to Promote Millets from Farm to Plate
2 years, 9 months ago

Odisha's Tribal Women Spearhead the Mission to Promote Millets from Farm to Plate

News 18  

The Odisha Millets Mission, a flagship initiative of the state government of Odisha, has supported women self-help groups to set up 76 millet tiffin centres at various community locations in 13 tribal-dominated districts. To revive millets as “Nutri-Cereals” in the state, OMM has prioritised creating awareness about production, productivity, consumption and marketing of millet produce and including millets in the …

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