News Headline
How millet production can empower women farmers, strengthen agriculture
Source
Down to Earth
Publication Date
2021-04-05
Recently, the United Nations General Assembly unanimously adopted a resolution initiated by India with Bangladesh, Kenya, Nepal, Nigeria, Russia and Senegal to mark 2023 as the 'International Year of Millets'. This move will help bring global attention on millets, which are nutritionally and ecologically essential and considered beneficial traditional crops.