International Conference on Millets for Achieving Nutritional and Economic Security (ICMANES)

The Government of India is at the forefront of celebrating the International Year of Millets 2023 (IYM 2023) making it a people’s movement and positioning India as the Global Hub of Millets. The IYM 2023 is celebrated to popularize millets throughout the globe and inspire all stakeholders involved in production, processing, value addition, marketing, and distribution. There are several challenges that need to be addressed at various points from cultivation to consumption, including but not limited to improving the quality of produce, consumer education, streamlining supply, establishing processing and value-added capabilities, branding, packaging, marketing, distribution, etc.

The National Institute of Food Technology Entrepreneurship and Management (brainchild of the Ministry of Food Processing Industries Government of India) is organising the International Conference on Millets for Achieving Nutritional and Economic Security (ICMANES). The International Conference aims to join hands with institutes located in India and abroad, scientists, researchers, industries, growers, exporters, policymakers, consultants, entrepreneurs, Farmer Producing Organizations, students, and food professionals to develop and adopt strategies to effectively face the challenges.

Objectives:

• To identify solutions to address the challenges in good quality production, processing, post-harvest management, value addition, storage, marketing and distribution of millet and millet products in India and other millet producing and exporting countries.
• To develop strategies to achieve nutritional and economic security through millet production, processing, consumption, marketing and export.
• To disseminate the recent developments in processes, recipes and products, and technologies among the stakeholders, and to encourage entrepreneurship, marketing and business skills.
  

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