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Millets (sorghum, pearl millet and small millets) are the important food and fodder crops in semi-arid regions and are predominantly gaining more importance in a world that is increasingly becoming populous, malnourished, and facing large climatic uncertainties. United National General Assembly (UNGA) has declared 2023 as International Year of Millets by a resolution sponsored by India along with the co-sponsorship of seventy nations This provides an opportunity to raise awareness and engage in direct policy action, both nationally and internationally.
As India is spearheading this global initiative in the run up to celebrate the international years of millets in 2023. There are various challenges before us to bring-forth a concrete analysis without a comprehensive database on millets pertaining to area, production, productivity, cost of cultivation, minimum support price, consumption pattern and exports and imports of millets. This calls for the need of data on millets under a single plat form.
An attempt has been made to make available the data on millets from different secondary sources and consolidated through this platform developed as part of the national project “Development of National Database on and establishing benchmarks for production, consumption, and utilization of millets” headed by Dr B Dayakar Rao, Principal Investigator of the Project, and Principal Scientist, ICAR-IIMR, Hyderabad.
The financial support to the project by the Department of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare is highly acknowledged in this regard.
Project Team
Lead Center
Principal Investigator
Dr B Dayakar Rao
Principal Scientist, ICAR-IIMR; CEO, Nutrihub.
Co-Principal Investigators
Dr C.V. Rathnavati,
Director (Acting), ICAR-IIMR
Dr Venkateshwarulu
Scientist, ICAR-IIMR
Dr Mukesh
Scientist, ICAR-IIMR
Dr Anuradha Narala
Scientist, ICAR-IIMR
Co-ordinating Centers
CC-Principal Investigator
Dr K Suhasini
Professor & University Head, Department of Agricultural Economics
Co-Principal Investigators
Dr Seema,
Associate Dean, College of Agriculture
Dr G.P. Sunandini
FO and Principal Scientist (CCS)
Dr P Radhika
Associate Professor MABM
CC-Principal Investigator
Dr Alka Singh
Principal Scientist IARI
Co-Principal Investigators
Dr Anbukkani
Scientist IARI
Dr G K Jha
Scientist IARI
Dr Utkasrh Tiwari
Scientist IARI
Dr Asha Devi
Scientist IARI
CC-Principal Investigator
Dr Venkatesha Palanichamy
Professor & Head, Department of Agricultural Economics
Co-Principal Investigators
Dr A Rohini
Associate Professor (ARM)
Dr M Shanthasheela
Associate Professor (ARM)
Dr D Murugananthi
Associate Professor (ARM)
Dr M Chandrakumar
Associate Professor (ARM)
Dr V M Indumathi
Associate Professor (ARM)
