Prime Minister Narendra Modi Mr Modi expressed confidence that the Shree Anna will benefit the country’s 2.5 crore marginal farmers by strengthening the rural economy through its market and associated ecosystem. Speaking after inaugurating the Global Millets (Shree Anna) Conference held in New Delhi today, he underlined that the climate-resilient quality of millet can help in fighting problems related to the water crisis.
The Prime Minister has stressed the need for developing a stable mechanism for sharing agricultural practices of millet cultivation among friendly countries. He said, with this mechanism, there is a possibility of developing a supply chain that can promote millet from field to market effectively.
Mr Modi informed that the contribution of Millet to the national food basket is a mere five to six per cent and urged scientists involved in research and all stakeholders to contribute to increasing this percentage.
