Live
- NASA Tracks Five Giant Asteroids on Close Approach to Earth Today
- Pushpa 2 Hits ₹1000 Crore in 6 Days: How It Compares to Other Top Indian Films
- Vivo X200 and X200 Pro Launched in India: Price, Specifications, and Features
- Nitin Gadkari Admits Feeling Embarrassed at Global Summits Over Rising Road Accidents in India
- Comprehensive Review on Indiramma Housing Survey and Welfare Initiatives Conducted via Video Conference
- Jogulamba Temple Records Rs 1.06 Crore Hundi Revenue in 150 Days
- Opposition Slams ‘One Nation, One Election’ Bill as Anti-Democratic; BJP Allies Support the Move
- Celebrate Karthigai Maha Deepam Virtually with Sri Mandir’s LIVE Darshan Experience
- BJP Extends Support to Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan Employees' Strike, Demands Immediate Regularization and Welfare Benefits
- Dr. M. Priyanka Stresses Quality Education, Nutritious Meals, and Cleanliness in Schools
Plan to declare Telangana as millet State
The two-day National Convention of Millets, which is being organised by the Millet Network of India (MINI) in collaboration with Centre for Economic and Social Studies, was launched in the city on Wednesday.
4th National Convention of millets gets underway in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: The two-day National Convention of Millets, which is being organised by the Millet Network of India (MINI) in collaboration with Centre for Economic and Social Studies, was launched in the city on Wednesday.
The objective of the convention is to bring together farmers from different parts of the country who have been practicing agriculture specifically millet-based farming that is rooted in the concepts of biodiversity and sustainability, and facilitate discussions and debates among them on different issues and challenges confronting them.
Individuals and institutions from across the spectrum including the officials of Telangana Agriculture Department and the Professor Jayashankar Telangana State Agricultural University are participating in the convention.
Speaking on the occasion, C Parthasarathi, prinicipal secretary, agriculture, said that there is need for innovation and research to produce high yielding varieties to increase millet productivity.
He also said millets should be introduced in the modern markets like malls to attract the younger generation. PV Satheesh, national convenor, MINI and Director, Deccan Development Society, demanded the Telangana government to declare Telangana as millet state. Later, the gathering felicitated millet farmers, who came from across the country.
Several farmers from across the country participated in the Convention.
