Farmers have to shift from rice to millet cultivation to scale back excessive water consumption: Amitabh Kant
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NEW DELHI: Indian farmers have to shift from rice to millet cultivation to scale back excessive water consumption, India’s G20 Sherpa Amitabh Kant on Wednesday mentioned, including that solely millets must be given within the Centre’s flagship Poshan Abhiyan.
Addressing an occasion organised by trade physique CII, Kant mentioned millets are nutritious and wealthy in micronutrients, notably protein, and the problem is to push the consumption of millets to the next stage in India.
“India needs to move away more and more from rice and wheat cultivation, and produce and export more and more millets. Cultivation of millets will also help save water,” he mentioned.
Kant famous that the personal sector must play a key position in making millet the superfood of India.
“All Poshan Abhiyan schemes should only give millets,” former Niti Aayog CEO mentioned.
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In 2018, the Centre launched its flagship programme, the Poshan (Prime Minister’s Overarching Scheme for Holistic Nourishment) Abhiyaan to attract nationwide consideration to and take motion in opposition to malnutrition in a mission mode.
Also, talking on the occasion, Manoj Ahuja, Secretary, the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, mentioned that millets are the normal meals of India and may be grown in very troublesome areas additionally.
“We are also looking at an international audience to sell our millet-based products. Recently, 5-6 Indian companies exhibited their millet-based products in an exhibition in Brussels,” he mentioned.
Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) CEO G Kamala Vardhana Rao mentioned that the ministry of well being has written to states, saying millets must be served in jails additionally.
Rao mentioned millets melas shall be organised in 100 cities.
“We have planned to start health clubs in schools also,” he added.
NEW DELHI: Indian farmers have to shift from rice to millet cultivation to scale back excessive water consumption, India’s G20 Sherpa Amitabh Kant on Wednesday mentioned, including that solely millets must be given within the Centre’s flagship Poshan Abhiyan.
Addressing an occasion organised by trade physique CII, Kant mentioned millets are nutritious and wealthy in micronutrients, notably protein, and the problem is to push the consumption of millets to the next stage in India.
“India needs to move away more and more from rice and wheat cultivation, and produce and export more and more millets. Cultivation of millets will also help save water,” he mentioned.
Kant famous that the personal sector must play a key position in making millet the superfood of India.
“All Poshan Abhiyan schemes should only give millets,” former Niti Aayog CEO mentioned.
ALSO READ | Supporting Millet Mission, this Chhattisgarh cafe sells wholesome cereal-based dishes
In 2018, the Centre launched its flagship programme, the Poshan (Prime Minister’s Overarching Scheme for Holistic Nourishment) Abhiyaan to attract nationwide consideration to and take motion in opposition to malnutrition in a mission mode.
Also, talking on the occasion, Manoj Ahuja, Secretary, the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, mentioned that millets are the normal meals of India and may be grown in very troublesome areas additionally.
“We are also looking at an international audience to sell our millet-based products. Recently, 5-6 Indian companies exhibited their millet-based products in an exhibition in Brussels,” he mentioned.
Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) CEO G Kamala Vardhana Rao mentioned that the ministry of well being has written to states, saying millets must be served in jails additionally.
Rao mentioned millets melas shall be organised in 100 cities.
“We have planned to start health clubs in schools also,” he added.
