Read the original article published in The New Indian Express To promote bioethanol production by developing varieties of sweet sorghum, ICAR-Indian Institute of Millets Research (IIMR), Hyderabad and National Sugar Institute (NSR), Kanpur recently signed a Memorandum...
Read article @The Hindu Photo Credit: ICRISAT Mandya Deputy Commissioner M.V. Venkatesh has urged the farming community in he district to focus on growing Siri Dhanya (millets) owing to its high nutritional value and increasing demand in the market. He was addressing...
Read full article by Pearl Maria D’Souza @ENS PC: ICRISAT BENGALURU: A green index is being developed for every government project and each department will be assessed for its eco-friendliness, Principal Secretary, Karnataka Forest, Ecology and Environment,...
Read full article by Ralph Pearce @CountryGuide PC: Supplied Based on promising early results, “epigenetics” may help save agriculture from climate change. Epigenetics is already working in sorghum trials, and has cleared initial regulatory barriers too (See...
Read article by Lala Nayar @OutlookPoshan PC: Outlook Poshan Awareness about the benefits of these healthy grains is creating a situation where demand is increasing almost every year by 20% to 22%, says Dr Vilas A. Tonapi, Director, ICAR — Indian Institute of Millets...
