Union Minister of State for Food Processing Industries, Prahlad Singh Patel has National Conference on Millet inaugurated. Theme of the conference held in New Delhi ‘The Future Super Food for India’ It is organized by the industry body in association with the Ministry of Food Processing Industries. Assocham done by. The conference has been organized to discuss the opportunities and challenges of ensuring food and nutrition security.
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The Union Minister said that the production of coarse cereals in the country has increased from 14.52 million tonnes in 2015-16 to 17.96 million tonnes in 2020-21 and the production of millet (pearl millet) has also increased to 10.86 million tonnes in the same period. Major millet producing states in India Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Telangana
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- India is the 5th largest exporter of millet worldwide.
- The year 2023 will be the International Year of Bajra which will promote value creation and sustainable products in food choices.
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