Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution and Textiles, Piyush Goyal said that India must strive to become the global capital of millets. He was addressing the gathering at the ‘Millets-Smart Nutritive Food’ Conclave in New Delhi today.
The Minister said that the Millets-Smart Nutritive Food Conclave and the first international buyer-seller meet on millets being held on the side-lines of the Conclave would help prepare the country for the ‘International Year of Millets 2023’. He added that UN has accepted 2023 to be the international year of millets at India’s request which was endorsed by over 70 countries.
The Minister referred to India’s presidency of the G20 and the presidency of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) and said that this mantle of leadership clearly reflected India’s growing stature in the world stage.
Goyal pointed out that India had celebrated its Year of Millets in 2018 and said that the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi had consistently promoted millets as a food that will help take nutrition to the remotest parts of India and the world. The world has accepted several such initiatives championed by India from Yoga to Millets, a clear reflection of the Prime Minister’s global leadership and the success of his bid to promote the India-story across the world, he opined.
