India launches five-day Millets Festival in Indonesia to raise awareness and create markets for millets-based products in ASEAN
The Hindu
India launches 5-day Millets Festival in Jakarta to raise awareness for millets as sustainable food choice. ASEAN-India Millets Festival jointly organised by Indian Mission to ASEAN and Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare. Exhibition features FPOs, start-ups & Indian chefs.
India has launched a five-day Millets Festival in the Indonesian capital to raise awareness for millets as a farmer-friendly and sustainable food choice and create a market for millets-based products among the 10-member ASEAN bloc.
The Indian Mission to ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) and the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare have jointly organised the ‘ASEAN-India Millets Festival’ starting November 22 during which a Millet-centric exhibition is being held featuring participation from Millet-based FPOs, start-ups and Indian chefs.
“The Prime Minister (Narendra Modi) participated in the ASEAN-India Summit and East Asia Summit on September 7. During the ASEAN-India summit, one of the joint statements adopted was about food security," India's Ambassador to ASEAN Jayant Khobragade said.
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"In two months, we are having the Millet Festival which also covers food security. That is how effectively our comprehensive strategic partnership is working,” he said.
Describing millets as one of the important elements for ensuring food security, he said this was very well in the overall framework of the ASEAN-India relationship.
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