A growing ecosystem of entrepreneurs, evangelists, and incubators is pushing hard to make millets trendy, tasty, and thrifty. Hyderabad is leading the way.
At present, each soldier is entitled to daily ration of 620 grams of rice or atta. Under the new plan, 25% of the 620 grams will be millets. Ragi, jowar & bajra varieties to be offered.
A team at ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute is using age-old Indian technique to make millet flour softer, last longer & to present it as an alternative to wheat and rice flour.
Dhanashakti has more iron compared to regular varieties of pearl millet. Scientist Mahalingam Govindaraj says about 10 biofortified varieties have been released in last 8 years.
Over generations, Bihar’s bane has been its utter lack of urbanisation. But now, even Bihar is urbanising. Or let’s say, rurbanising. Two decades under Nitish Kumar have created a new elite in its cities.
Indian govt officials last month skipped Turkish National Day celebrations in Delhi, in a message to Ankara following its support for Islamabad, particularly during Operation Sindoor.
Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.
Rather than selling it in the markets as food alongside wheat flour and rice, the idea of selling millets as product will take the long drawout path of first being an expensive elite food before it becomes part of the staple food, like all the ‘products’ that have come in the market
Rather than selling it in the markets as food alongside wheat flour and rice, the idea of selling millets as product will take the long drawout path of first being an expensive elite food before it becomes part of the staple food, like all the ‘products’ that have come in the market