A workshop cum exhibition of the International Year of Millets on the theme, “Millets for Nutritional Security” was organised by the Department of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare at All Saints Hall here today.
Agriculture Secretary, Isawanda Laloo attended the programme as the chief guest. Speaking on the occasion, she said that after the green revolution the farmers focused diligently on rice and wheat, whereas millets being the most efficient crop and a ‘super-food’ which requires minimum efforts were neglected.
She urged the farmers to learn and explore its nutritional values and to popularize millet cultivation. She further added that the government is making an effort to categorize millets as a ‘mission crop’ and also encouraged the entrepreneurs and farmers to increase the millet cultivation, which will improve their livelihood and income flow.
Progressive millets farmers from across the state were also felicitated at the programme.
