May 2019 foodtank “Traditional grains are just things on the shelves, until you can inspire people to pick them up off the shelf,” Ranveer Brar, a popular Indian chef, says to Food Tank. Brar shares traditional recipes on his weekly cooking show, promotes a month of...
Crop Wild Relatives The people of rural India love their bajra chapatis. These flatbreads made of pearl millet flour are a highly nutritious staple in the diet of millions of Indians. And farmers love pearl millet because it will grow where other crops just do not...
Wednesday, 27 March 2019 the pioneer In incentivising education and bringing more children to school, the mid-day meal programme has created a pool of talent that needs to be harnessed and nurtured, says AJAY KAVISHWAR If we consider today’s children the flagbearers...
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...
Smart Food cooks up momentum with culinary skills from across London to Paris, West Africa and India Three celebrity chefs from Gabon, Congo and Senegal are finding new takers for millets and sorghum in Europe, with innovative recipes featuring a touch of ‘home’. The...
