Prashant Parmeswaran-led Soulfull works in sync with major research organisations and government bodies to promote millets as a national smart food. It employs 150 people and clocked a turnover of Rs 11 crore in 2017-18. People around the world are realising the side...
Burgeoning brewpub scene goes alternative and local to stand out Bangalore is known as the “Silicon Valley of India” for its concentration of tech startups, but the city is also on the cutting-edge of the country’s craft beer boom. Craft beer is...
A study in Tanzania and Myanmar analyzed consumer acceptance of pigeonpea, millets and sorghum in a variety of forms in both rural and urban markets. The crops were trialed to diversify staples to improve nutrition and through modern convenience products to assess...
First Lady of Niger becomes Smart Food Ambassador Dr Lalla Malika Issoufou, First Lady of Niger, was named as Smart Food Ambassador for her vision and leadership in nutrition and the promotion of traditional food crops such as millet. Dr Peter Carberry, Director...
TO UNDERSTAND THE millet problem, consider Jess Thomson’s excellent Cinnamon-Coconut Chocolate Chunk Cookies. The cookbook author didn’t even put the secret ingredient in the name, as, “No one seems to like the sound of ‘millet cookies.’ ” “Birdseed?” my husband asked...
