{"id":232501,"date":"2023-03-20T19:30:09","date_gmt":"2023-03-20T14:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=232501"},"modified":"2023-03-20T19:30:09","modified_gmt":"2023-03-20T14:00:09","slug":"pm-inaugurates-the-global-millets-shree-anna-conference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/pm-inaugurates-the-global-millets-shree-anna-conference\/","title":{"rendered":"PM inaugurates the Global Millets (Shree Anna) Conference"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><b>Source:<\/b> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The post is based on the article <\/span><b>\u201c<\/b><b>PM inaugurates the Global Millets (Shree Anna) Conference<\/b><b>\u201d <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">published in<\/span><b> PIB <\/b>on<b> 19th March 2023<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><b>What is the News?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Prime Minister has inaugurated the Global Millets (Shree Anna) Conference.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>What is the Global Millets (Shree Anna) Conference?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><b>Organized by: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Purpose:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The conference will have sessions on all important issues related to millets (Shree Anna) like promotion and awareness of millets among producers, consumers and other stakeholders; millets\u2019 value chain development; health and nutritional aspects of millets etc.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Millets Production in India<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">India is the largest producer of millets.It is enriched with a wide range of millets produced in major millet-growing states like Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh etc.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/millet-production-in-india\/\"><b>Click Here to read more<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><b>What are the steps taken by the government to promote Millets production in India?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Millets were declared nutri-cereals in 2018. Thus making the farmers aware of its benefits, and generating interest in the market.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Millets have been selected in 19 districts of the country under the \u2018One District, One Product\u2019 scheme.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The National Food Security Mission (NFSM) as NFSM-Coarse Cereals is implemented in 14 States.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 2021, the PM POSHAN (earlier known as the mid-day meal scheme) was approved to include millet to enhance the nutritional outcome.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">India is planning to launch a global initiative \u2013 <strong>Millet International Initiative for Research and Awareness (MIIRA)<\/strong>, to encourage the consumption and production of millets.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">APEDA in collaboration with the Indian Institute of Millets Research and respective State Agricultural universities has incubated more than 200 start-ups to develop a range of millet-based value-added products.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Source: The post is based on the article \u201cPM inaugurates the Global Millets (Shree Anna) Conference\u201d published in PIB on 19th March 2023 What is the News? The Prime Minister has inaugurated the Global Millets (Shree Anna) Conference. What is the Global Millets (Shree Anna) Conference? 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