Its tells the importance of millets

1. Millets
- The magic grains
Dr.M.Deepa
Assistant Professor (B.Voc.)
Department of Food Science and Nutrition
Periyar University
Salem - 11
Mail: deepasfsn@periyaruniversity.ac.in
Date: 17.08.2023

2. International
Year of
Millets

3. 2018: It was in 2018 that the
government of India decided to mark
the National Year of Millets.
Ministry: Ministry of Agriculture is the
nodal agency and the Indian Institute
of Millets Research has been made
the nodal institute for the celebration
of the International Year of Millets.
India pitched the proposal to the
United Nations for declaring 2023 as
the International Year of Millets.

4. Millets
Indian millets are a group of nutritiously rich, drought
tolerant, and mostly grown in the arid and semi-arid
regions of India. They are small-seeded grasses
belonging to the botanical family Poaceae.
They constitute an important source of food and fodder
for millions of resource-poor farmers and play a vital
role in the ecological and economic security of India.
These millets are also known as "coarse cereals" or
"cereals of the poor". Indian Millets are nutritionally
superior to wheat and rice as they are rich in protein,
vitamins, and minerals.
They are also gluten-free and have a low glycemic
index, making them ideal for people with celiac disease
or diabetes.
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5. Types
of
Millets

7. Why Millets?
Millets are a highly varied group of small-
seeded grasses, widely grown around the
world as cereal crops or grains for fodder
and human food.
Recent times have seen lifestyle diseases
like diabetes and obesity, with their
accompanying complications, reaching
almost epidemic levels. Even becoming
the leading cause of death in some high-
income countries. One main cause for its
aggravation is the food we consume.

9. Health
benefits

10. WHAT SHALL
WE DO WITH
THESE NUTRI
CEREALS