Promote millets, national food technology institute students urged
Government officials are urging food technology students to innovate and promote millets as a global, nutritious staple. The initiative aims to leverage India's agricultural output to address health issues like diabetes.
Why it matters
Promoting millets as a universal food product supports agricultural sustainability and provides a scalable solution for global health challenges.
Students of the National Institute of Food Technology, Entrepreneurship and Management, Thanjavur (NIFTEM-T) should strive to make millets a universal product such as oats, said N. Kalaiselvi, Secretary, Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, and Director-General, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research.
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