1/10 - India hosts roundtable on millets to strategise production and consumption globally
India hosts roundtable on millets to strategise production and consumption globally.
2/10 - PM receives a bouquet of millets from Union agriculture minister
PM Modi receives a bouquet of millets from Union agriculture minister Narendra Singh Tomar during the inauguration of the Global Millets.
3/10 - The UN has declared 2023 as the International Year of Millets
The United Nations has declared 2023 as the International Year of Millets. Let’s take a closer look at what millets are and what’s their connection to India.
4/10 - Students during an exhibition at the 'Global Millets Conference
Students during an exhibition at the \'Global Millets (Shree Anna) \' Conference, Pusa institute in New Delhi.
5/10 - Varieties of millets
Minor millets are Finger Millet, which is ragi or mandua, Foxtail Millet or kangni, Little Millet, Kodo Millet and Proso Millet.
6/10 - It’s been the staple grain for the Indian sub-continent till just 50-odd years ago
In fact, over 3,000 years. From gods, kings to commoners, it’s been the staple grain for the Indian sub-continent till just 50-odd years ago when wheat and rice managed to nudge it off our tables.
7/10 - Millets are small-grained cereal food crops.
Millets are small-grained cereal food crops. They are popularly called nutri-cereals as they provide most of the nutrients required for normal functioning of the human body.
8/10 - Millets originated in Asia and Africa
Millets originated in Asia and Africa. In fact, the proso millet is one of the oldest human foods and believed to be the first domesticated cereal grain. It’s called cheenaka in Sanskrit, a word that is still in use today, though slightly shortened, to cheena.
9/10 - By the Middle Ages, millet had become the main staple grain in Europe
By the Middle Ages, millet had become the main staple grain in Europe as well, and grown more widely than wheat. In fact, in the Old Testament, millet is mentioned as a grain for making bread.
10/10 - Millets are classified into two broad categories
Millets are classified into two broad categories: Major and minor millets.
