Ancient Indian Millets

 The year 2023 was declared by the United Nations as the International Year of Millets, to bring awareness of the millets to the world. Once a forgotten food, But nowadays we see many articles related to millet. 

Why are millets forgotten??? Before answering the question we focus on the benefits of millet.

Millets contribute to a healthy diet that contains antioxidants, minerals, and proteins and they are gluten-free with a very low glycemic index. They are resistant to drought and tolerant to crop diseases and pests and they can grow in any adverse climatic condition. They require significantly less water to grow when compared to rice and wheat thereby benefitting the consumers, farmers, and the environment



Coming to the answer why millets are forgotten??

The food shortage in India post-independence led to a green revolution which prioritized the production of wheat and rice to overcome the crisis. Back then only rice and millet production was higher but with the extent of modernization and globalization, our food habits were changed with an eventual discarding of millets. They are among the first cultivated crops ranging back to 3300 BC remember only the Human brain evolved 5000 years ago not the human, time to go back to basics.

Currently, the consumption of millet has been increasing. Production of millets has also increased by 20% over the past 5 years. With high antioxidants, iron, zinc, and fiber millets are beneficial for both heart and diabetic patients. The huge benefit for a farmer is millets are drought resistant that can mature in half the time compared to other traditional crops also have a low cost with high yield output.

With the changing trends millet entrepreneurship is gaining momentum among women and also policy makers supporting them in every way possible. This is the right time to change our dietary habits to healthier options like millet and support the homemakers venturing into businesses like millet production, distribution, and sales. 

"Nourish our Body, Nurture our Planet - Switch to Millets"


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