Ministries of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare and External Affairs are co-hosting special Millet Luncheon for High Commissioners / Ambassadors to India
Shri Narendra Singh Tomar, Union
Minister of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare and Dr. S. Jaishankar, External
Affairs Minister to share the vision for successful celebration of IYOM 2023
As a pre-launch to India’s year-long grand
celebration of ‘International Year of Millets (IYOM) 2023’, the Department of
Agriculture & Farmers Welfare (DA&FW) and the Ministry of External
Affairs (MEA) is hosting a special ‘millet luncheon’ with the Ambassadors/High
Commissioners of different countries appointed to India, in New Delhi tomorrow.
With the aim to generate mass awareness,
increase production, productivity and strengthen the Millet value-chain towards
enhanced Millet consumption, accepting Government of India’s proposal, the
United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) declared the year 2023 as the
International Year of Millets (IYOM). Government of India is at the forefront
to celebrate IYOM 2023 in a grand manner as per the vision of the Prime
Minister of India, by making it a ‘Peoples’ Movement’.
High Commissioners/Ambassadors to India from
more than 60 countries are expected to attend the official luncheon to be
organized on Thursday. The key objective of the luncheon is to spread awareness
about Indian millets and engage with other nations for a successful and
impactful global celebration of IYOM 2023.
Shri Narendra Singh Tomar, Union Agriculture
Minister and Dr. S. Jaishankar, External Affairs Minister will share the vision
of the Government for successful celebration of IYOM 2023.
A video showcasing the miraculous impact of
Millets on consumers, farmers and the mother earth will be shown at the
beginning to make the delegates walk through a visual journey of the ‘Super
grain’.
The lunch to be served will include an elaborate
curated Millet spread to highlight the diversity of Indian Millets &
variety of Millet cuisines. Alongside the millet culinary experience and formal
interaction, around 30 Millet based Indian start-ups will participate in an
exhibition at the event venue to showcase various food products, including
ready-to-eat and ready-to-cook millet items.
The GoI has kick-started the pre-launch
celebration in a big way and has planned a total of twenty-three international
events through APEDA & MEA. The international events will encourage
multi-stakeholder collaboration and include B2B, B2G and G2G interactions,
showcasing of millet based value-added products. Indian diaspora, Indian
embassies, Chefs, Media and community at large will play crucial roles to
promote millets and IYOM 2023.