Nehru Yuva Kendra, Ranga Reddy, District, Telangana, State, Ministry of Youth Affairs and Spots, Govt. of India, Conducted the awareness programme on “Mission life style for Environment (life) and millets” in Siddhartha Institute of Engineering and Technology, at Ibrahim patnam, Ranga Reddy, Hyderabad on 7th June 2023. Over 300 youths are attended to this programme. Two scientist from ICAR-Indian Institute of Millets Research (ICAR-IIMR) Dr.Seva Nayak, Senior Scientist (Plant Physiologist) and Dr. A.Srinivas Scientist Senior Scale (Extension) were the chief-guests.
Dr. Seva Nayak gave an overview of International Year of Millets (IYoM)-2023, while focusing his lecture on ‘Grow the millets and Save the Environment’. It was to sensitize general gathering on millets and its advantages, health and environment. Millets are climate resilient crop, millets are C4 crops and superior crops than C3 crops, millets are nutri-cereals, millets are smart food crops. He urged the audience to pass this information to parents, friends, your village farmers and nearby your villages. Millet cultivation is good for environment it saves the water and soil, since it is grown organically and is eco-friendly. How the government policies can help farmers and all the millet stakeholders was conveyed by DrA Srinivas. He detailed the schemes to promote millets in India. Apart from delivering lectures, the two scientists from ICAR showcased millet based value added products, health benefits of millets and recipes of millet delicacies in the IIMR stall. District Youth Officer Sri.T. Ishaiah explained on Mission life style for Environment.
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