BHUBANESWAR: In a bid to care for nutritional deficiency Odisha executive has made up our minds to advertise large-scale production of millets in tribal pockets below Odisha Millet Mission. Under this challenge millets might be procured from farmers and come with these highly nutritious food pieces in more than a few nutritional safety programmes and schemes.
“Millets are an integral a part of tribal existence and a staple nutrition of tribals of Odisha since time immemorial. Millets are grown mostly in rain deficit areas via the small and marginal farmers. I am satisfied to announce that to supply remunerative price to millets growing farmers and to reinforce the nutritional safety, state executive will procure millets and make the most of them in executive schemes,” said chief minister Naveen Patnaik here on Monday.
An amount of Rs 100 crore might be spent throughout subsequent year for this goal, which might be scaled up in long term. This will get advantages round five lakh farmers particularly within the rain deficit areas of the state, Naveen said.
Under the Odisha Millet Mission 7444 acres of millet cultivation in 30 districts of 7 districts were began in 2017-18. The special programme might be prolonged to any other 25 blocks in 4 new districts.
“Rs 126.65 crore might be spent to restore millet farming over a duration of five years below which farmers might be incentivised for growing millets thru direct get advantages switch,” an legit supply said.
Government has additionally deliberate to introduce minor millet like little millet (suan) and foxtail millet (Kangu) in Integrated Child Development Schemes (ICDS) and Mid-day meal programme in phased method in nine districts of the state overlaying 26 lakh kids. “Millet meals might be served as khichdi and upma below the ICDS and MDM programme twice per week,” the officer said.
Besides, sale outlets of millet based programmes might be arrange at 26 locations in Bhubaneswar and an consciousness campaign might be launched from May 1, 2018. Various food pieces produced in millets like halwa, vada, dosa, pakoda, biscuits and truffles are being promoted among urban folks thru different occasions.
Sources said, Ragi has 34 instances more calcium than rice, Suan has 13 instances more iron than rice, and Kangu additionally has 4 instances more iron and many instances micro vitamins required for just right well being.
“Millets are an integral a part of tribal existence and a staple nutrition of tribals of Odisha since time immemorial. Millets are grown mostly in rain deficit areas via the small and marginal farmers. I am satisfied to announce that to supply remunerative price to millets growing farmers and to reinforce the nutritional safety, state executive will procure millets and make the most of them in executive schemes,” said chief minister Naveen Patnaik here on Monday.
An amount of Rs 100 crore might be spent throughout subsequent year for this goal, which might be scaled up in long term. This will get advantages round five lakh farmers particularly within the rain deficit areas of the state, Naveen said.
Under the Odisha Millet Mission 7444 acres of millet cultivation in 30 districts of 7 districts were began in 2017-18. The special programme might be prolonged to any other 25 blocks in 4 new districts.
“Rs 126.65 crore might be spent to restore millet farming over a duration of five years below which farmers might be incentivised for growing millets thru direct get advantages switch,” an legit supply said.
Government has additionally deliberate to introduce minor millet like little millet (suan) and foxtail millet (Kangu) in Integrated Child Development Schemes (ICDS) and Mid-day meal programme in phased method in nine districts of the state overlaying 26 lakh kids. “Millet meals might be served as khichdi and upma below the ICDS and MDM programme twice per week,” the officer said.
Besides, sale outlets of millet based programmes might be arrange at 26 locations in Bhubaneswar and an consciousness campaign might be launched from May 1, 2018. Various food pieces produced in millets like halwa, vada, dosa, pakoda, biscuits and truffles are being promoted among urban folks thru different occasions.
Sources said, Ragi has 34 instances more calcium than rice, Suan has 13 instances more iron than rice, and Kangu additionally has 4 instances more iron and many instances micro vitamins required for just right well being.
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