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India on Thursday requested the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) to declare an “upcoming” year as International Year of Millets, an official release said.
In a letter to FAO Director-General Jose Graziano da Silva, Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh said this would help garner wider global attention to millets which are not only nutritious but also resilient to climate change.
He requested the inclusion of this proposal in the agenda of the 26th session of the Committee on Agriculture (COAG) meeting, scheduled for October 1-5 in Rome.
According to him, the matter received support of member countries when placed in the Bureau meeting of the Committee on Agriculture on July 5.
“It is highly desirable that global efforts are stepped up to bring these nutri-cereals back to the food basket of a wide range of consumers — rural and urban, as well as rich and poor — for boosting their production,” the minister said.
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