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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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