International year of Millet

1. ORIENTAL UNIVERSITY,
INDORE
FACULTY OF AGRICULTURE
Topic: International Year of Millets, 2023
Presented By :
Govind Thakur
OUI119BAG140

3. INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF MILLETS, 2023
 India's proposal to observe an
International Year of Millets in 2023
was approved by the Food and
Agriculture Organisation (FAO) in
2018 and the United Nations General
Assembly has declared the year 2023
as the International Year of Millets.
 This was adopted by a United Nations
Resolution for which India took the
lead and was supported by over 70
nations.
 Now, Government of India has
decided to celebrate IYoM, 2023 to
make it PEOPLE’S MOVEMENT so
that the Indian millets, recipes, value
added products are accepted globally.

4. Why to Celebrate IYoM, 2023?
Objective
Awareness
of the
contribution
of millet to
Food
Security and
nutrition.
Inspire
stakeholders to
improve
sustainable
production and
quality of millets.
Focus on
enhanced
investment
in research
and
developme
nt.

5. What is Millets ?
 Millets are one of the oldest foods
known to humans and possibly the
first cereal grain to be used for
domestic purposes.
 The earliest evidence for these
grains has been found in Indus
Valley Civilization.
 Millet is a collective term referring
to a number of small-seeded
annual grasses that are cultivated
as grain crops, primarily on
marginal lands in dry areas in
temperate, subtropical and
tropical regions.
 Millets belongs to the Poaceae
family.

6. Jowar (Sorghum)
Sorghum bicolor
Ragi (Finger Millet)
Eleusine coracana
Bajra (Pearl Millet)
Pennisetum typhoidium
Kodo (Kodo Millet)
Paspalum scrobiculatum
Kangni (Foxtail Millet)
Setaria italica

7. Millets Production: World
 Millets are grown in about 131
countries.
 Traditionally food for around 60
crore people in Asia and Africa.
 India, Nigeria and China are the
largest producers of millets in the
world, accounting for more than
35% of the global production.
Production of millets 2020
India (19%) Nigeria (9%) Niger (7%)
China (7%) Sudan (4%) Mali (6%)
Others (30%) USA (11%) Ethiopia (7%)

8. Millets Production: India
 India is the largest producer of
millet in the world.
 19% of the global production and
80% of the Asia’s production.
 In India, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh,
Maharashtra, Karnataka and
Haryana accounts more than 75%
share in total millet production.
Production of Millets 2021-22
Rajasthan (27%) Maharashtra (15%)
Uttar Pradesh (14%) Karnataka (13%)
Madhya Pradesh (8%) Haryana (7%)
Others States (16%)

9. Significance of Millets
High Nutritive Value (Powerhouses of
Nutrition)
• Agriculture Ministry declared
millets as “Nutri Cereals”
• Millets contain 7-12% protein,
2-5% fat, 65-75% carbohydrates
and 15-20% dietary fibre.
Millets: Hidden hunger
• Rich in vitamins, calcium,
magnesium and iron.
• Act as a shield against nutritional
deficiency.
Yesterday’s coarse grains and
today’s nutri-cereals

10. Gluten-free a low Glycaemic index
• Millets can help tackle lifestyle problems and
health challenges such as obesity and diabetes
as they are gluten-free and have a low
glycaemic index.
Super Crop at Growing
• Millets are Photo-insensitive and resilient to
climate change.
• Millets are less water consuming and are
capable of growing under drought conditions,
under non-irrigated conditions even in very
low rainfall regions.
• Millets have low carbon and water
footprint.

11. Challenges
Processing Efficiency
Decentralized Processing
Shelf Life Augmentation
Marketing and Market Linkages

12. Initiatives Taken by Government
 Initiative for Nutritional security through Intensive Millet Promotion
(INSIMP).
 Increase in Minimum Support Price (MSP): The government has hiked
the Minimum Support Price of Millets, which came as a big price
incentive for farmers.
 To provide a steady market for the produce, the government has
included millets in the public distribution system.
 Input Support: The government has introduced provision of seed kits
and inputs to farmers, building value chains through Farmer Producer
Organisations and supporting the marketability of millets.

13. Shortlisted Logo and Slogan for IYoM-2023
पोषक अनाज है गुणोों का खजाना, सस्ता
सुगम है इसे खेतोों में उगाना ||
स्वस्थ थाली
ममलेट वाली
स्वास्थ्य राज
पोषक अनाज

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