Celebrating International Year of Millets 2023
CELEBRATION OF INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF MILLETS- 2023
S.No. | Activity | Month |
|---|---|---|
Guest lecture on Importance of millets in lactation | August 22 | |
Cookery Competition ‘Nutritious dishes using millets’ | September 22 | |
Nutrition quiz on the topic ‘Millets’ | September 22 | |
Video screening of millet based recipes for elderly | October 22 | |
Demonstration of millet based tiffin recipes for children in government schools | November 22 | |
Creation of ‘Calendar on millets’ | December 22 | |
Industrial visit to understand production and packaging of millet based products | January 23 | |
Display of millet based recipes for cancer patients rich in antioxidants | February 23 | |
Guest lecture on ‘Millets and women health’ | March 23 | |
Creation of awareness through YouTube videos | April 23 | |
Rangoli competition using millets as one of the ingredients | July 23 | |
Slogan writing competition to create awareness on millets | August 23 | |
Distribution of millets and millet based foods among pregnant and lactating mothers | September 23 | |
Interaction with millet entrepreneurs | October 23 | |
Millet bazaar (awareness and sale of millet products prepared by students) | November 23 |
Few other activities to be conducted by the Department of Home Science during 'International Year of Millets (IoYM), 2023'
· Organizing National/International conference on Millets (Nutritive value/Health benefits/Processing/Intervention)
· Taking out Special issue of IISU Journal of Science and Technology on researches related to Millets
· Developing Coffee Table Book or a Recipe book on millets
· Guiding dissertations and publishing research papers on millets
· Publishing Articles in newspapers, magazines and IDA newsletter or popularizing millets through social and electronic media
· Inclusion of millets in planning diets and create awareness in community through extension programmes
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