7th August 2023, Anchetty Village
ICAR-KVK, Krishnagiri, Tamil Nadu, organized a Millet Recipe Contest at Anchetty Village, Thally Block of Krishnagiri District today.
The programme was organized to celebrate International Year of Millets, 2023, to create awareness on the health benefits of millets and also to understand services rendered through local recipes in terms of conserving millet biodiversity.
Dr. Ranjay Kumar Singh, Assistant Director General (Agrl. Extn.) ICAR, focused on promotion of millet-based products in combination with local herbs and ethnomedicinal plants which can open new opportunities for the young entrepreneurs.
Dr. Shaik N. Meera, Director, ICAR-ATARI, Zone X, emphasized the need to market millets and millet products through digital platforms to ensure profitability to rural entrepreneurs.
A total of 80 contestants from ten villages around Anchetty of Thally block participated in the contest and displayed their millet-based food recipes. Around 400 farm women participated in this recipe contest.
(Source: ICAR-ATARI, Zone X, Hyderabad)
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