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...
“Before, our food was like poison in our bodies, but now it is like medicine,” says Eunice Wango Manga, a farmer in Kitui County in Eastern Kenya. Her family and community are among the beneficiaries of an FAO project to make smallholder households eat better and 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,...
Climate change is already challenging efforts to nourish the planet. Rising levels of carbon dioxide are expected to impact both food production and the nutrient profile of staple crops. As a result, billions of people are likely to remain...
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...
