Read the full article by Tomio Sichiri in The Hindu Healthy diets are an integral element of food and nutrition security. Food consumption patterns have changed substantially in India over the past few decades. This has resulted in the disappearance of many nutritious...
Read the original article by Shivani Kagti in Bangalore Mirror Millets on the menu Millets are high-fibre, high-protein super fooods packed with micronutrients. not only are they great for one’s healthy. they are sustainable crop consuming 70% less water than...
Read the original press release here The Union Minister of Women and Child Development, Smriti Zubin Irani, chaired the 5th National Council on India’s Nutrition Challenges today in New Delhi. In her keynote address Women and Child Development (WCD) Minister said that...
Read the Original Article in The Economic Times There is a growing risk of non-communicable diseases among children aged 5 to 9 years and adolescents aged 10-19 years in India. As per the Comprehensive National Nutrition Survey (CNNS) 2016-18, one in 10 school-age...
Read the original article in The New Indian Express Call it an effort to incentivise sorghum (jowar) farmers or popularise the nutrient-rich crop, the city-based ICAR-Indian Institute of Millets Research (IIMR) has come up with an initiative to promote sorghum for...
