International Year of Millets 2023: Opportunity for Enhancing the Use of Indian Millets Germplasm

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M Elangovan
Karnam Venkatesh
Sushil Pandey
Chitra Devi Pandey

Abstract

The global as well as Indian agriculture has witnessed tremendous growth in food production in the recent decades
to meet the growing population, however it is also facing challenges such as climate change and malnutrition.
Millets provide a great opportunity due to their climate resilient hardy nature and can be chosen to replace the
conventional crops in the dry and marginal areas. In addition, millets are also rich in several vital micronutrients
and vitamins necessary for reducing malnutrition and provide multiple health benefi ts. The National Genebank
at ICAR-NBPGR, New Delhi and Millets Genebank at ICAR-IIMR, Hyderabad conserves approximately one
lakh accessions of millets germplasm which can be of great use in identifi cation and development of improved
millets cultivars. This article enlists the diff erent aspects of importance of millets in reducing the risk of climate
change and malnutrition, SWOT analysis for utilization of millets germplasm resources, future prospects and
action points for greater and effi cient use of millet germplasm in India.

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International Year of Millets 2023: Opportunity for Enhancing the Use of Indian Millets Germplasm. (2022). Indian Journal of Plant Genetic Resources, 35(03), 90–94. https://ispgr.in/index.php/ijpgr/article/view/507
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International Year of Millets 2023: Opportunity for Enhancing the Use of Indian Millets Germplasm. (2022). Indian Journal of Plant Genetic Resources, 35(03), 90–94. https://ispgr.in/index.php/ijpgr/article/view/507

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