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India has assumed global leadership in promoting the cause of millets.
In what could be an addition as one of the key elements of India's soft power' such as yoga, ayurveda and in global solar alliance,Prime Minister Narendra Modi called millets a symbol of the country's responsibilities towards "global good",saying how it's production and consumption can help face the twin challenges - food security of global South(developing countries) and unsustainable food habit problem of global North(developed nation).
"Millets(Shree Anna) have been part of India's lifestyle for centuries…we want to share our experience linked to millets and it's farming with the world.we also want to learn from the world with whatever new expertise is available with the other countries.I would therefore like to request the agriculture minister of other countries to jointly develop a stable mechanism in this direction.Let this mechanism in future develop a new supply chain from farms to markets,and from one country to other country.This should be our shared responsibility," the PM said in his addressing to the be Global Millets conference here at the Indian Agricultural Research Institute campus,Pusa.
"Such conferences are not just a necessity for the global good,but also symbolize India's growing responsibility towards the global good," said Modi while citing examples of yoga,Mission LiFE(lifestyle for environment), International Solar Alliance (ISA) and Ayurveda (India's traditional medicine) which made marks globally as many countries have adopted it for sustainable and health life.
Underlining India's G20 presidency whose motto is "One Earth,One Family,One Future," the PM said the International year of Millet 2023 reflects sentiments of "one family" and India has always felt its responsibility towards humanity across the globe."We(India) draws inspiration from its heritage,drives change in society,and brings it to the fore for global well-being.This is exactly what is being reflected in 'millets movement ' today," said Modi.
Referring to the food security challenges faced in the world,the PM said,"On the one hand we have the problem of food security (in global South),and on the other hand the problem of food habits (global North)."He also pointed out concerns about heavy use of chemicals in the produce and its linkages to several health problems.
Guyana President Mohamed Irfaan Ali,in his video message to the conference,said India has assumed global leadership in promoting the cause of Millets and in doing so it is placing its expertise for use by the rest of the world.
Informing the delegates that his country is embarking on a collaboration with India for scalable production of millets by earmarking 200 acres of land exclusively for their production,he said India would provide technical guidance and support with technology.
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