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APEDA holds curtain raiser for Intl Year of Millet 2023.
Dec 19, 2022

Agriculture and Processed Food Exports Development Authority (APEDA) organised a virtual Agri Meet, the Curtain Raiser for the International Year of Millet 2023 program in association with the Indian Embassy at Nepal. The program was participated by government officials of India and Nepal, exporters, importers, SHGs, FPOs, and others. More than 150 participants joined the meeting both physically and virtually.
The meeting was chaired by Deputy Chief of Embassy, Prasanna Shrivastava and Director APEDA, Dr Tarun Bajaj.
 
APEDA's Regional Head (ER) briefed about the program and indicated that this will pave the way to enhance the export of Millet and Millet based products from the Country. This will benefit the farmers, FPOs and SHGs of Odisha, Jharkhand and West Bengal as the transport approach to Nepal is much easier from this region. As per the records, the millet was exported to Nepal for an amount of Rs 44 crore in the year 2021-22. For the current fiscal, the millet export has been targeted with at least Rs 100 crore. The role of the State Government of Odisha, Jharkhand and West Bengal is very crucial now.
 
Shrivastava indicated the huge scope of Indian millet for the importing countries. The mandate of the Indian Government is to promote the traditional food which has the potential to increase the income of the farmers and will provide better and healthy livelihood, he added.
 
Bajaj noted that India's role as the Presidency of G20 will open the pathway to become a food superpower and quality food supplier to the world of this hidden treasure.
 
Among other speakers, Senior Scientist (CISH), General Manager (APEDA), Second Secretary (Indian Embassy) represented India's contingent.
 
Few importers remained present and exporters showed their keen interest to have Indian millet reach Nepal.
 
Millet growing areas of Jharkhand, Odisha and West Bengal will be targeted to have the quality produce for the importing countries like Nepal in the days to come.
 
In an interview with Regional Head, Eastern Region of APEDA, Sandip Saha said that the small grain has won the confidence of the United Nations' General Assembly with the recommendation of the Prime Minister of India to declare the year 2023 as the International Year of Millet. 'Very soon, few shipments of millet and its value added products will be exported from Odisha and exporters have shown their commitment. A year-long action plan has been prepared in consultation with the states of the eastern region. The entire country is celebrating India's position as number one Country of the world in terms of production and richly having almost all millet varieties available. We have already conducted a Millet specific capacity development program at Lohardaga District and identified the next one at Khunti District,' he added.
    
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