April 1, 2019 Brand Spur In its effort towards sourcing 100 percent of its raw materials locally, Nestle Nigeria, in partnership with the International Fertilizer Development Centre (IFDC), said it has trained more than 30,000 farmers on resilient millet/sorghum...
April 01, 2019 on manorama Millet or ragi, an extremely nutritious grain which has great refreshing properties, is loved by both kids and adults equally. Compared to other grains, millet has more protein and minerals in it. It is known as ‘panjapullu’ or...
March 2019 Foodtank The U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization is endorsing India’s proposal to declare 2023 as the International Year of Millets. Millet, a grain mainly grown and consumed in developing countries until recently and once considered a poor man’s staple,...
March 31, 2019 THE HINDU Central Food Technological Research Institute (CFTRI) director K.S.M.S. Raghavarao on Saturday said a centre of excellence and an incubation centre on millets would come up on the CFTRI campus, at a cost of ₹15 crore and in collaboration with...
Mar 30, 2019 THE TIMES OF INDIA MANIPAL: In an attempt to eradicate malnutrition among children, interdisciplinary students of Manipal Academy of Higher Education have developed a low cost energy bar —‘Bargrains’. The bar is a combination of wholesome grains and...
