Nepal: Indian Embassy in Kathmandu mark International Year of Millets

Sep 06, 2023

Kathmandu (Nepal), Sep 06 (ANI): The Indian Embassy in Kathmandu organized an event to mark the international year of millets participated by business entrepreneurs, medical experts and officials from the Nepal government. Delivering the keynote address, the Indian Ambassador to Nepal, Naveen Srivastava highlighted the main reason for India’s initiation to move a proposal in the UN Assembly to mark the day. The United Nations General Assembly declared 2023 as the International Year of Millets on March 5, 2021, through a resolution tabled by India along with Bangladesh, Kenya, Nepal, Nigeria, Russia and Senegal and co-sponsored by more than 70 UN member states, with the aim to raise awareness about the importance of millets for food security, nutrition, and climate resilience. Also known as power grains, the millet refers to several varieties of small-seeded grasses that are cultivated as grain crops. Amongst these, pearl millet (bajra), finger millet (ragi) and sorghum (jowar) are the most popular.