Millets Experience Centre

Important for

Prelims: geography and Environment

Mains:
General Studies Paper I

Millets Experience Centre

  • The Indian government has launched a first of its kind Millets Experience Centre (MEC) in collaboration with the National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India (NAFED).
  • UNGA’s declaration of 2023 as the International Year of Millets (IYM 2023).
  • Millet has been referred to as ‘Shree Anna’ in Union Budget 2023-24.
About Millet Experience Centre 
  • Will promote millets as a versatile, healthy grain by showcasing its dietary benefits and offering customers a unique dining experience.
  • Visitors to the center can purchase a variety of ready-to-eat and ready-to-cook products from local millet start-ups.

Promoting Millets ? 

  • Popularize millet as a nutritional powerhouse fit for cooking a variety of dishes such as millet dosa and millet pasta.
  • The establishment of the MEC is a step in the direction of India’s goal to become a “Global Hub” for millet.

Initiatives of Govt. Related to Millets 

  • Initiative for Nutritional Security through Intensive Millet Promotion (INSIMP)
  • National Millets Mission (NMM)
  • Hiked MSP of Millets
  • Promotion of Organic Farming of millets
  • Development of Value-Added Millet-based Products

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Millets Experience Centre
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