India is at the forefront of popularising millet, whose consumption improves farmer well-being and food security, said Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on February 1 during the presentation of the Union Budget 2023.
“We grow several types of Shree Anna, such as Jowar, Ragi, Bajra, Ramdana, Cheena, and Saama…These have a number of health benefits and have been an integral part of our food for centuries.”
“Now, to make India a global hub for Shree Anna Research, the Indian Institute of Millets Research in Hyderabad will be made into a centre of excellence,” she said.
She went on to say that India is the largest producer and second largest exporter of Millets
Everything you need to know about Indian Institute of Millets Research (IIMR)
Under the auspicious of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research, the Indian Institute of Millets Research (IIMR), formerly the Directorate of Sorghum Research (DSR) and National Research Centre for Sorghum (NRCS), is the central agency to work on all aspects of millet/sorghum research and development (ICAR).
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The institute, which is located in Rajendranagar in the city, conducts basic and strategic research on sorghum and other millets. It conducts millet breeding, improvement, pathology, and value addition research.
Through the All India Coordinated Research Projects on Sorghum (AICRP on Sorghum), IIMR coordinates and facilitates sorghum research at the national level, and it maintains links with various national and international organisations.
It was established in 1958 under the Project on Intensified Research on Cotton, Oilseeds, and Millets (PIRCOM) and was engaged in research on important dryland crops such as sorghum, castor, groundnut, pigeon-pea, and cotton as well as sorghum-based cropping systems.
During that time, the institute paved the way for agricultural research in India. The institute has been upgraded to ICAR 2014.
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