International Year of Millets 2023: Jambari Farmers Produce 100% Hand-Made Foxtail Millet 'Rice'. Here's How

International Year of Millets 2023: Jambari Farmers Producer Co. Ltd., an FPO from West Bengal, has been employing a proficient way of producing millets. The FPO produces 100% hand-made Foxtail Millet ‘Rice’ that is not just nutritious but also sustainable.

The husk and grains are traditionally separated using hands to make high-fibre millet rice. The unwanted husk is used to make bird feed. This way not a single part of the grain goes to waste, making the entire process sustainable.

Foxtail Millet Rice (Hand Made)

Foxtail Millet is rich in Vitamin B12 which is essential for maintaining a healthy heart, smooth functioning of the nervous system, and in general good for skin and hair growth.

It exhibits a number of advantages. A diet including Foxtail Millet may improve glycaemic control and reduce insulin, cholesterol, and fasting glucose in Type-2 diabetes patients.

International Year of Millets

Millets have been an integral part of the Indian diet for centuries. In addition to its excess advantages of health benefits, millets are also good for the environment with low water & input requirement.

Therefore, with the aim to create awareness and increase the production and consumption of millets, the UN, at the request of the Government of India, declared 2023 as the International Year of Millets.

Companies Gaining Maximum Profit with Effective Distribution of Millet Produce Around India

• Green Millet Farmer Producer Company Limited, Karnataka

• Ananta Aadarana Millet Farmers Producer Company Limited, Andhra Pradesh

• Halchalit Mahila Kisan Women Farmers Producer Company Limited, Madhya Pradesh

• Manyam Deverakadra Farmer Producer Company Limited, Telangana

• Giri Siri Tribal FPO MACS Limited, Andhra Pradesh