In keeping with the efforts for promoting and raising awareness on millets and their inclusion in daily diet considering the health benefits they bring, the CSIR-Central Food Technological Research Institute (CFTRI), Mysuru, which is the nodal agency for the Millet Mission, with the year 2023 declared as the International Year of Millets, has launched a Millet Showcase on its premises, describing ‘A to Z’ of millets.
ISRO Chairman S. Somanath, who was on a visit to the institute on Thursday prior to the launch of the 9th International Food Convention (IFCoN-2023), inaugurated the Millet Showcase in the main building in the presence of CSIR-CFTRI Director Sridevi Annapurna Singh and senior scientists from the institute.