Mission Millet

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Millets, a nutrient rich crop needs to be popularised as a food staple.

Abstract: Millet consumption is believed to be adding essential nutrients to a diet. Initiatives by the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) to observe 2023 as the year of millets following India’s recommendations may bring about an increase in its production in the country.

The author is Associate Editor, Geography and You. assoeditor@geographyandyou.com. The article should be cited as Bhusan S, 2018. Mission Millets, Geography and You, 18(12): 40-45