Importance of millets stressed
In connection with International Year of Millets 2023, Alagappa Institute of Management of Alagappa University in Karaikudi organised a workshop on ‘Sustainable marketing and consumption of millets and its products’ on February 11. S. Sivakumar, Head, Department of Millets, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, inaugurated the workshop and spoke on sustainable millet production, value addition, and entrepreneurship opportunities. T. Dhanapalan, CEO, Kalanjiam Thozhilagam, highlighted the nutritional benefits and medicinal values of millets for boosting immunity and provide nutritional security to people. M. Palanisamy and G. Chandrasekaran from DHAN Foundation, Madurai spoke on increasing production and rejuvenating millet farming and marketing for sustainable consumption.
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