G20 First Spouses See Breakthroughs In Indian Agriculture At IARI, Enjoy Farm-To-Fork Millet Experience
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The spouses of G20 leaders also visited the "live millets cooking counter" at Indian Agricultural Research Institute.
As many as 15 spouses of G20 leaders, including Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's wife, Yoko Kishida, visited the 1,200-acre PUSA-Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI) campus here, the seat of India's Green Revolution, on Saturday and saw the breakthroughs in Indian agriculture and enjoyed the farm-to-fork millet experience. At the Rangoli area, the G20 spouses witnessed 2 massive 'Millet Rangolis'. The first depicted India's agricultural traditions and women's roles towards the same, while the second celebrated India's commitment to food security.@g20org#IYM2023#ShreeAnna#G20India2023pic.twitter.com/Yoz1spUj3p A 'Live Cooking Session' featured a range of millet-based dishes, led by celebrity chefs @ChefKunalKapur, @anahita_dhondy & @mchefajaychopra. Together with @ITCCorpCom, they crafted a full-course millet feast for G20 Spouses.@g20org#IYM2023#ShreeAnna#G20SummitDelhipic.twitter.com/jJsIYyBo1e
UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's wife, Akshata Murty, and World Bank President Ajay Banga's wife, Ritu Banga, were among the delegation of first ladies and spouses of G20 leaders who visited the IARI campus here in the national capital.
They were received by Kyoko Jaishankar, the wife of India's External Affairs Minister, S Jaishankar.