The year 2023 was declared The International Millet Year by UNO at the "Eat Right Summit" on the successful efforts of India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi as millets came to be called Shri Ann. These are grains that have significant nutritious and numerous health benefits. Millets refer to coarse and small grains that had been staple cereals in some states. They need low irrigation requirements and are less prone to insect and pest infestation.
Famously also known as the " Shri Dhanya " group, which includes Bajra, Kodra, Kangni, Hari Kangni, Kutki, Sanwa, Jowar, Ragi, and China. Millets are a group of small-grained cereal food crops which are highly tolerant to drought and other extreme weather conditions and are grown with low chemical inputs such as fertilisers and pesticides. Most of the millet crops are native to India and are popularly known as nutri-cereals as they provide most of the nutrients required for the normal functioning of the human body.
Millets cultivation, along with processing at the village level, opens up numerous opportunities for employment and small-scale entrepreneurship. Therefore, organizations and movements working in the fields of farming and rural development are natural allies, the affordable health, and to plan its grand execution, a coordination and organizing committee is also proposed. Keeping these views in mind 26th Agricultural Scientists and Farmers Congress on Prospects, Problems Challenges and Opportunities of Millets in India. is to be scheduled to be organised in the Auditorium of BRIATS Mohrab Ram Van Gaman Marg, Shringverpur, Prayagraj 16-17 March 2024.
Central Themes of 26th Agricultural Scientists & Farmers’ Congress
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History of millets- Production to platter Journey to Global visibility
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Production and productivity of millets, cost efficacy
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New research on millets scope, opportunities and other technological needs
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Plant health management
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Agricultural marketing
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Post-harvest technology- processing, machines and implements
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Millets for all age groups - Value addition and entrepreneurship.
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Millets in Institutions and Industrial Kitchen Menu
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Role of millets for farm, animals, birds and fishes '
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Medicinal and wellness from millets consumptions.
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Event Name: 26th Agricultural Scientists & Farmers’ Congress
Website: https://krishijagran.com/
Date: 16-17 March 2024
