Odisha to provide 1 kg ragi at Rs 1 via PDS shops

Odisha to provide 1 kg ragi at Rs 1 via PDS shops

June 10, 2019 Business Standard The Odisha government has decided to distribute one kg of ragi at Rs 1 as a pilot project through the public distribution system (PDS) to improve nutritional consumption in the state. It was decided at the Odisha Millet Mission meeting,...
Consume millets for healthy life: Nutritionist

Consume millets for healthy life: Nutritionist

9 Jun 2019 The Hans India Vijayawada: Quality food is important for good health and cereals in general and millets in particular play an important role in maintaining health, said nutritionist Dr B Kusuma Neela Bolla while addressing the health education programme on...
Rise of Millets

Rise of Millets

June 10, 2019 India Today Millets, the tiny grains that once adorned Indian kitchens disappeared somewhere in the 80s. It can be rightly said that the focus on wheat, rice andrefined flour is one of the many reasons why this yesteryear staple diet was knocked out as a...
Vizag, Kurnool top minor millets production charts

Vizag, Kurnool top minor millets production charts

Jun 9, 2019 Times of India VISAKHAPATNAM: The districts of Visakhapatnam and Kurnool have topped the charts in minor millets production, contributing to nearly 90% production in the state. Explaining the spurt in minor millet cultivation, joint director, agriculture,...
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