4/ 8
2023
The Harvest Day (Umuganura) was celebrated by FAO in the Rutsiro district in Western Province, Rwanda to honor the International Year of Millets 2023.
5/ 10
2023
El mijo pertenece a la familia de las gramíneas, al igual que otros cereales como el maíz, el trigo o la avena, y se caracteriza por ser muy digestivo, fácil de cocinar y de elevado valor nutricional. Contiene un alto contenido proteico, posee vitaminas B1, B2, y B9 y es uno de los cereales que más cantidad de hierro y magnesio poseen. Además, no tiene gluten, lo ...
12/ 10
2023
Informational Briefing + Reception
Speakers will highlight the contributions of nuclear science and applications to the UN Sustainable Development Goals, share information on the use of nuclear techniques in food and agriculture, highlight success stories, and offer perspectives on maximizing IA...
18/ 10
2023
Let’s embrace millets and their role in promoting sustainable, resilient and inclusive food systems.
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2023
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2023
The Taipei Botanical Garden, Forestry Research Institute is proudly at the forefront of the International Millet Year celebrations, marked by a special exhibition titled "International Millet Year: Celebrating Traditional Grains and Indigenous Culture." At the heart of this exhibition lies a remarkable initiative where traditional millet varieties from Kalibuan Village are cultivated within ...
30/ 9
2023
Domenica 1° OTTOBRE, alla fiera del verde e dell’agricoltura MONFERRATO GREEN FARM tutti possono partecipare al seminario in cui i relatori focalizzano l...
10/ 9
2023
'Millet Adda', a brand of Agrozee Organics Pvt Ltd and the Rotary Club of Pune Camp jointly organise Rotary Millet Jatra. The event is envisaged as a day-long celebration to bring together farmers, entrepreneurs, nutritionists, and consumers. This is an attempt to create awareness and promote millets for everyone. The event will include a 'Millet Walkathon' of 3 km, followed by Millet Breakfas...
16/ 9
2023
Live millet cooking demonstration with Chef Nishant Choubey for the women from the community in New Delhi, as part of the Shodh Poshan Utsav-5 event.
20/ 9
2023
The United Nations General Assembly at its 75th Session in March 2021 declared 2023 the International Year of Millets (IYM 2023). As part of the IYM2023 celebration, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is organizin...
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2023
23/9
2023
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 chall...
11/ 8
2023
The Taitung District Agricultural Research and Extension Station (TTDARES) held the Millet Seedling Farming and Mechanized Cultivation Demonstration Course on August 11 in Chishang, which was attended by 18 farmers. TTDARES Director Chen Hsin-yen stated that millet is traditionally grown manually. However, due to the lack of human resources in Taitung’s Indigenous communities, the TTDARES has w...
4/ 8
2023
To enhance millet growers’ seedling cultivation and transplanting techniques and to push with the development of special crops in Indigenous communities in the East Rift Valley, the Taitung District Agricultural Research and Extension Station (TTDARES) held the Millet Seedling Farming and Mechanized Cultivation Demonstration Course on August 4 in Chishang, which was attended by 23 farmers. TTDA...
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2023
On the occasion of the International Year of Millets 2023, the Secretariat of FAO’s International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture is collaborating with the Crop Trust and ICRISAT toorganize an international panel of experts to highlight the importance of the genetic diversity of sorghum and millets for food security and nutrition.
19/ 9
2023
Join this webinar to learn more about the opportunities to process millets!
1/ 9
2023
30/9
2023
In September, SHODH celebrates the arrival of Poshan Utsav, a carnival dedicated to celebrating the vitality of good nutrition. This year marks the fifth edition of this major event. The aim is to create a positive impact on the lives of about 15,000 families or about 75,000 individuals, including farmers and the urban poor.
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2023
Join this webinar to learn more about the climate resilience characteristics of millets!
12/ 8
2023
The Taitung District Agricultural Research and Extension station (TTDARES) and the Jinfeng township office jointly conducted the first quality evaluation of the aboriginal millet in the South-link area, which was successfully completed on August 12 2023.
The evaluation is divided into three stages:
20/ 7
2023
The Humboldt University of Berlin (Judith Henze and Marcel Robischon) and the Ensemble Salon Fähig (Ines Theileis, Philip Mosebach and Milorad Carkic) celebrated the International Year of Millets with a talk on the historical value and potential of millets in agroecological transformation in the context of climate change, a millet tasting and a musical and artistic performance.
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2023
The discussion will feature speakers sharing examples from indigenous/tribal contexts to demonstrate how millet can help communities increase their self-sufficiency and reduce their dependence on imported cereal grains. Some of the participating organisations include: Odisha Millet Mission; Deccan Development Society; Indigenous Grasslands for Grain The Indigenous Peoples Partnership on Agro...
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2023
Embassy of India, in cooperation with UN FAO, Ministry of Agriculture, Government of Hungary, University of Agriculture MATE and Budapest Business School (BGE) is organizing the Year of Millets Conference and Exhibition. The aim of the event is to draw attention to the benefits of millets.
