In the 'International Year of Millets', here's what ails the 'superfood'

Country' annual production hasn't crossed ambitious benchmark because of issues in procurement, pricing

Millet dishes are on the menu everywhere: at restaurants, G20 events hosted by India and private functions. Even the Indian Army is considering making millet part of its meals for soldiers.

When the United Nations declared 2023 as the ‘International Year of Millets’, it gave a fillip to an age-old food.

The ‘superfood’

Millets are written about in ancient Indian texts and were a regular part of its people’s diet. When the Green Revolution pushed for India’s food security in the sixties, millets became ‘orphan crops’: consumed less and almost forgotten.

Before the Green Revolution, millets made up around 40