Year of Millets and what it means for the food security of the world
Do you know that India is leading the world towards a superfood? The most versatile, and nutritious, something that has been around for thousands of years in India and is also called Nutri-cereals. Yes! Millet it is! It all began in 2018 when the Indian government wanted millet to be considered a superfood and it notified millet as “Nutri cereals”. The government went ahead and included millets under the POSHAN mission Abhiyan. Later, understanding the health benefits of millets, the proposal to designate ‘2023 as the Year of Millets’ was put forward to the United Nations. 72 other countries supported this idea and finally, India’s initiative was successful and the year 2023 was declared the International year of millets. But how is it linked to the food security of the world? Well, the answer lies in the way the millets are cultivated. The crop does not require much water and or has major climatic condition constraints. It can grow in arid conditions with minimal water. Even so