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Food and Agriculture Organization and United Nations has recognised 2023 as International Year of Millets or IYM2023 for awareness about health and nutritional benefits of millets. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The Indian Government proposed to celebrate 2023 as International Year of Millets.
International year of Indigenous language 2020 International Year of Plant Health 2021 International Year of Creative Economy for Sustainable Development. And also International Year of Fruits and Vegetables 2022 International Year of Artisanal Fisheries and Aquaculture 2023 International year of Millets 2024 International Year of Camelids
Khader Vali worked in the US as a scientist and returned to India in 1997. [3] He advocates the benefits of consuming millets in place of rice and wheat and is engaged in studying the benefits of millets since last 20 years. [6]
Evidence at Cishan for foxtail millet dates back to around 8,700 years ago. [20] Noodles made from these two varieties of millet were found under a 4,000-year-old earthenware bowl containing well-preserved noodles at the Lajia archaeological site in north China; this is the oldest evidence of millet noodles in China. [26] [27]
It conducts agricultural research on Millets breeding, improvement, pathology and value addition. IIMR coordinates and facilitates sorghum research at national level through the All India Coordinated Research Projects on Sorghum (AICRP on Sorghum) [1] and provides linkages with various national and international agencies.
Millet Network members. The Millet Network of India supports millet farmers. It was created by one hundred women who realised the qualities of the traditional crop. [1] The group have helped village farmers to grow millet with low water usage and organic fertiliser while highlighting the injustice of government subsidies which encourage competitor crops like rice.
The following is a list of notable month-long observances, recurrent months that are used by various governments, groups and organizations to raise awareness of an issue, commemorate a group or event, or celebrate something.
International Hummus Day 2012, in Egypt [8] [citation needed] May 21 International Tea Day: 2005 originally Dec 15th, 2019 U.N. declared on May 21 [citation needed] June 1 World Milk Day: 2001, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations [9] July 7 World Chocolate Day [citation needed] July 21 International Lamington Day [10] July 22