India is the largest producer and 7th largest exporter of “Shree Anna” as of 2021 in the world. This information was given by Minister of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Narendra Singh Tomar in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.
He said common type of millets grown in the country include pearl millet (Bajra), sorghum (Jowar), finger millet (Ragi), and small millets such as foxtail millet, barnyard millet, kodo millet, proso millet, little millet and two pseudo millets such as Buckwheat and Amaranthus.
Mr. Tomar said to make India a global hub for “Shree Anna” the Indian Institute of Millets Research is being supported as the Centre of Excellence for sharing best practices, research, and technologies at the international level. The Minister said to promote and increase the production and productivity of millets, his ministry has been implementing a sub-mission on nutri-cereals under the National Food Security Mission since 2018-19. It is being implemented in identified districts of 14 states in the country.