THE MILLETS MANIFESTO FROM FARM TO COMMON MANS PLATTER

C. SHARMA¹, S. NABERIA², K. BISHT³, V. KUMAR⁴, S. AGRAWAL⁵*
¹Department of Extension Education, College of Agriculture, Jawaharlal Nehru Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya, Adhartal, Jabalpur, 482004, Madhya Pradesh, India
²Department of Extension Education, College of Agriculture, Jawaharlal Nehru Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya, Adhartal, Jabalpur, 482004, Madhya Pradesh, India
³Department of Extension Education, College of Agriculture, Jawaharlal Nehru Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya, Adhartal, Jabalpur, 482004, Madhya Pradesh, India
⁴ICAR-PC Unit (Sesame & Niger), Jawaharlal Nehru Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya, Adhartal, Jabalpur, 482004, Madhya Pradesh, India
⁵Department of Extension Education, College of Agriculture, Jawaharlal Nehru Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya, Adhartal, Jabalpur, 482004, Madhya Pradesh, India
* Corresponding Author : sonam.agri@gmail.com

Received : 13-08-2023     Accepted : 28-09-2023     Published : 30-09-2023
Volume : 15     Issue : 9       Pages : 12623 - 12627
Int J Agr Sci 15.9 (2023):12623-12627

Keywords : IYM, Millets, Smart food, SDG
Academic Editor : Dr Kamal Kant
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : Authors are thankful to Department of Extension Education, College of Agriculture, Jawaharlal Nehru Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya, Adhartal, Jabalpur, 482004, Madhya Pradesh, India and ICAR-PC Unit (Sesame & Niger), Jawaharlal Nehru Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya, Adhartal, Jabalpur, 482004, Madhya Pradesh, India
Author Contribution : All authors equally contributed

Small-grained crops cultivated for feed and fodder are millets. Being ‘Smart Food’ they are easy to cultivate, organic and rich in nutritional content. They are climate resilient and are a sustainable food for the future. Over the years their area and production has decreased but increase in the yield has been observed. India is the largest producer while USA is the largest exporter of the millets in the world. Among all millets pearl millet (bajra) has highest acreage and production in India over the years. Millets accomplish many SDG of the UN programme of sustainable development. They can be promoted through including in MSP, PDS, schools and anganwadis. They require funding from centre and can be fuel of the future. Many ministries and government institutes are engaged in the research and promotion of millets since the declaration of IYM 2023. But government efforts would be in vain unless they involve efforts at individual level. Still a long coarse have to be covered by these coarse grains to fall in the platter of common man

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