Latest News | India-Africa International Millets Conference to Be Held in Kenya on Aug 30-31

New Delhi, Jul 6 (PTI) The government on Thursday said a two-day India-Africa international millet conference will be organised in Kenya on August 30 with an aim to raise public awareness about millets as the world's emerging smart food.

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The conference will be co-hosted by the Kenya government with the support of the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), an official statement said.

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A logo and website of the India-Africa International Millet Conference were launched at a curtain raiser event organised at Nairobi on Thursday, it said.

The global event would also help highlight the South-South exchange and collaboration opportunities within the realm of millets, it added.

Besides health benefits, millets are also drought-resistant, pest-resilient, climate-friendly crops that can boost income opportunities and livelihoods of smallholder farmers, especially in sub-Saharan Africa and Asia.

Government leaders, researchers, farmers, entrepreneurs and industry associations etc, from around the globe will participate in the event.

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