Centre of MilletsGreen Hub Foundation
Centre of MilletsGreen Hub Foundation
There are more millets produced in India than anywhere else in the world. The importance of millets has increased exponentially since the Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi, decreed 2023 the International Year of Millets.
In continuation of this vision, the Green Hub Foundation (a non-profit organization) is setting up the Centre of Millets, a unique space to educate people about millets' massive health benefits, encourage farmers to grow millet, and develop best practices for millet farming in conjunction with that ideology. Millets are very resilient to adverse weather conditions, which makes them a great crop for resource-poor farmers, and the centre promotes millets to ensure food security and nutrition in addition to increased incomes for them.
The Millet Centre has been operational since 2019. The ultimate goal of this centre is to increase the area where millets are grown. The remedy for malnutrition and a means of generating revenue for farmers are both provided by millet. To raise awareness of millets, the Centre of Millet will collaborate with IIMR-Hyderabad, Navsari Agricultural University, Dediapada Government College, and the District education officer (primary). All educational institutions, academics, dietitians, nutritionists, and small machine makers are invited to participate in millet processing by the Green Hub Foundation and the millet centre. The local economy will benefit more from these efforts.
Sunil Trivedi
As part of its efforts to encourage millet-sowing, GHF has adopted several methods. For instance, farmers find it difficult to dehusk millets, and GHF has understood this. GHF decided to address this problem first by setting up two dehusking machines and a destoner in the remote areas of Dediapada Taluka of Narmada District. Just like local rice mills, people here can come with their millets and get it processed. By demonstrating how technology has eased their previously painstaking task, this initiative is intended to encourage farmers to sow more millet crops.
With such incentives, GHF is steadfast to continue inspiring growers to choose millet as their crop of choice and increase their income, with absolutely minimal risk, while gaining maximum returns.
