Millets in daily diet will fight malnutrition: Narendra Singh Tomar
Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Narendra Singh Tomar said that the Government is taking necessary steps to achieve nutrition security along with food security. Inaugurating the two-day “Nutri-Cereal Multi-Stakeholders’ Mega Convention 3.0” at the Hyderabad International Convention Centre (HICC), in the Hydrabad on 17 Sept, the Minister said that it was upon India’s initiative that the United Nations declared year 2023 as the International Year of Millets.
Recalling that since ancient times millets have been used in abundance in our country, the Union Minister urged the present generation to understand the importance of nutritious food grains like millets and make it a part of their daily diet.
The two-day convention is organised by the ICAR- Indian Institute of Millets Research (IIMR), Hyderabad, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the UN and the Union Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India.
Later in the day, the Minister participated in Tree Plantation and Seed Distribution programs followed by interaction with farmers and biodiversity groups.
He inaugurated Glass house Research facilities, Nutri-Cereal Seed Science Centre, Startup facility: Millet Food Processing Units and Flaking Lines. He visited Food Processing Facilities & ICAR-IIMR’s business incubator, the Nutrihub. The Minister also released various publications brought out by the ICAR-IIMR.