First Ever Solar Millet Processing Unit under Odisha Millet Mission

Solar Millet Processing Unit

Solar Millet Processing Unit: The first-ever solar millet processing unit was inaugurated on 10th, August 2021 in the village Gobindapur of Manikapur GP, Mohana Block of Gajapati district in Odisha. This unit is established with support from Odisha Millet Mission, Watershed Support Services and Activities Network(WASSAN), and SELCO Foundation, to be managed by Taptapani Farmer … Read more

How Millet Food Festival ensuring Nutritional Security of Tribals in Odisha

Millet Food Festival

Millet Food Festival Ensuring Nutritional Security: Nutritional Security is achieved ”when all people at all times consume food of sufficient quantity and quality in terms of variety, diversity, nutrient content and safety to meet their dietary needs and food preferences for an active and healthy life, coupled with a sanitary environment, adequate health, education and … Read more

First Millets Processing Unit under Odisha Millet Mission in 2021

First Millets Processing Unit under Odisha Millet Mission – Inaugurated in Keonjhar District, Odisha: The Special Programme for Promotion of Millets in Tribal Areas of Odisha (Odisha Millet Mission) was launched by the Department of Agriculture and Farmers Empowerment, Government of Odisha in 2017 to revive millets in farms and on plates. It was the … Read more

Enthusiastic Tribal Inspirational Organic Farmer grows Millet in 4 acre

inspirational organic farmer grows millet

Inspirational Organic Farmer grows Millet: You must have heard the slogan “Jai Jawaan Jai Kisaan”  by our second Prime Minister of India Lal Bahadur Shastri. The slogan was to enthuse soldiers to defend India and at the same time cheering farmers to increase agriculture production. This endeavor was carried forward by a tribal farmer of … Read more

Odisha Millet Mission – Best Model showing the way forward in 2020

Odisha Millet Mission

Odisha Millet Mission: Odisha Millet Mission working with a tag line “Reviving millets in farm and on plates”. This mission focussed on the tribals areas of Odisha where Millets were the priority crops. As you know that Millets are the only crops that can grow with minimal requirement of water and can withstand drought. No … Read more

Millet farmer reaps good harvest and earns profit in Kharif-2019

Millet Farmer of Koraput

Millet Farmer of Koraput, Odisha: Bareng Jani (47) is from the Bhejapadar village of Mujanga Grampanchayat, Dasamantpur Block of Koraput District. He is a tribal farmer who owns 1 acre and takes 2 acres in a lease to cultivate millet. In 1 acre he cultivates Finger Millet and in 2 acres, the Little Millet. Millet … Read more

Best Traditional Millet Recipes of the Tribals of Koraput and their Perception

Traditional Millet Recipes

Traditional Millet Recipes in Koraput:                                                         Odisha tribals possess knowledge of making different types of traditional millet recipes from finger millets for ages. In Odisha Millet Mission, Food … Read more

Nutri-Cereals- National Workshop in Odisha in 2019 a Grand Success

Nutri-Cereals

Nutri-Cereals – National Workshop in Odisha: Inaugurating a national workshop on Nutri-cereals, Chief Secretary Asit Tripathy said Odisha is the first State to introduce millets in the public distribution system and Niti Aayog has recognized it as a model State in this regard. The Odisha Millet Mission, launched in 2017, has now been extended to … Read more