The Odisha government has constituted a ‘Landrace Varietal Release Committee (LVRC)’ for the release of traditional millet varieties as certified seed, the first State to develop a protocol for the release of millets landraces.
The LVRC is mandated to advise the State government on all matters relating to mainstreaming of the landraces on millets, besides reviewing the implementation of government-approved standard operating procedure on landrace millets.
The committee will be responsible for assessing and releasing landraces of millet crops for the State considering the different traits of traditional varieties and community or farmer preferences.
