This publication highlights why millets should be included in social welfare schemes to increase their availability and therefore per household consumption. To maintain the regular supply of millets under any of the schemes, the quality and quantity of raw millets should be monitored continuously.
Lack or near absence of minimum support price is the key limitation for the production of small millet crops in the country. Bringing small millets under MSP will create a supportive environment that has long term dividends ranging from sustainable food and nutrition security to protection of environment.
Despite being a staple food in semi-arid tropics and drought-prone regions in India, millets consumption is low as people perceive it as traditional, coarse and of low aspirational value. Investment through increased awareness, availability of quality products that appeal to people¡¯s taste, acceptance of millets as climate smart nutritious diet will not only enhance dietary diversity but also will put pressure on improving supply.
Inadequate availability of efficient millet processing equipment in our country, is one of the key limitations of the millet ecosystem. It can be addressed by encouraging research and development to bring highly competitive processing equipment in the market.
Millets are classified as ¡°coarse grains¡± and are a part of staple diet in some parts of rural India. While millets are nutritionally superior to cereals, their consumption is skewed to subsistence farmers or families belonging to lower income strata. There has been newfound demand in urban markets, however it is yet not significant to accelerate movement across value-chain.
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