Tribune News Service Chandigarh, January 21 To make millets popular across the Punjab region and revive traditional food habits, Kheti Virasat Mission (KVM) organised “Magnificent millets utsav and dialogue”, a three-day event from January 18 to 20, to encourage the...
Recognising the importance of millets, the government declared 2018 as the Year of Millets. Tagging millets as nutri-cereals, the Indian government has also approached the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation to observe an International Year of Millets. Easy to grow...
At a Glance Food production is the largest driver of global environmental change.Our changing dietary habits are causing irreversible damage to the planet.To mitigate climate change, the Lancet Commission recommends more plant-based foods and less animal source foods,...
Fortification of staples like rice and wheat with iron, zinc and vitamins, re-introducing the protein and mineral -rich millets into the food basket in a big way, the importance of animal products like milk, meat, eggs and fish in daily diet, focusing on behavior...
The National Institute of Nutrition (NIN) and the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (Icrisat) have launched ‘FeFA Girls’, an initiative to tackle malnutrition among adolescent girls. The aim is to prepare diet-based approaches to improve...
