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Millets

1. SCIENCE SEMINEAR Topic millet for health and sustainable planet PREPARED BY ASNA RAFEEQUE

2. What is Millets? Millets are considered as “Miracle grains” as they require less water vis -a- vis other crops and can be grown in drought conditions. Millets are our traditional food but after green revolution become less popular among farmers and consumers as well. In rain fed areas, millets are major source of farmer’s income and hope.2023 is taken as International year of millets with aim of taking “Millets to millions”

3. From farmers… Studies have shown that millet was the earliest crop to be grown in the foothills of northern China almost 10,000 years ago. Turns out they were the perfect crop to be transported by nomadic hunter-gatherers to the Western world along a ‘hilly corridor’ where they became part of organised farming. Thus, they were the missing piece in the puzzle of transition of prehistoric humans from hunter-gatherers to farmers

4. How the Millet was lost…? After colonizers arrived in India they manipulated agricultural production to suit their business interests. They sourced spices, cotton, indigo and other commercial crops from India and sold them in Europe. And so from the 17th to the 20th century, the productivity of food grains including millets did not rise in India. Millets almost disappeared from large parts of India hereafter

5. Millet Classification B ased on Millet size , it is classified as

6. Importance of Millets

7. Health Benefits of Millets

8. Millet production

9. Steps Taken By The Govt To Make Millets As A Part Of The Food Basket Price S upport Scheme [PSS] The Government of India declared 2018 as the "National Year of Millets" to raise awareness about its health benefits and boost millet production Millets were included under Prime Minister's overarching scheme for holistic nutrition, POSHAN Abhiyan in the same year.

10. International Year Of Millets (IYOM) 2023 “Resolution adopted by the UN General Assembly on 3 March 2021 decided to declare 2023 as the International Year of Millets.”

11. Initiatives Towards Making IYM 2023 A Success Global promotion- (FAO) Action Plan for IYoM 2023 Global Conference/Symposium on Millets, Study on Millet genetics Global case studies Global Recipes Project International Exhibition/ Art work on Millets. Indian diaspora involvement for food festivals. All embassies to serves millets. Engage the UN bodies such as World Food Programme , IFAD & institutional donors. Involvement of famous cuisine shows such as Masterchef . International food influencers as brand ambassadors. International airlines to serve millet products.

12. Need for value addition of millets • To meet the taste/preferences of the consumers. • Reducing post-harvest losses. • Nutrient enhancement. • Ready to eat (RTE), ready to Cook (RTC) – Reduces the cooking time. • Enhance shelf life and make the product available for a long time. • Diversified Millet products can solve our food needs as climate changes. • Improving the consumption of millet products can help to overcome malnutrition. • Millet farmers will have more post-harvest technologies thus enhancing the economic value of millet as well as improving the status of farmers.

13. Impact of MILLETS On Diabetes Mellitus & Heart Disorders O n Cancer O n Brain Disorders