Lucknowites will have an opportunity to taste
sumptuous dishes made from millets (Shri Anna) during the second day of Shri
Anna Mahotsav at Chatori Gali in the State capital.
In a move to encourage farmers to cultivate millets,
the Yogi Adityanath Government in Uttar Pradesh as part of Millets Year
celebrations will hold a three-day Shri Anna Mahotsav and State-level millet
workshop at Indira Gandhi Pratishthan in Lucknow from October 27 to 29.
The event, to be inaugurated by Chief Minister Yogi
Adityanath in an endeavour to popularise coarse grains, will feature
discussions on the cultivation and processing of nutritious coarse grains.
Famous hotels and restaurants in Lucknow will
participate in a millet cooking competition under the supervision of the
Agriculture Department.
Several renowned hotels and restaurants in Lucknow
will take part in the contest. Besides, they will prepare millet dishes for the
public. This program is planned in collaboration with the Agriculture
Department and the Local Development Authority.
This competition is proposed to take place in Chatori
Gali on the second day of the event. Many delicious dishes of millet,
buckwheat, ram dana, jowar, kodo, sanwa, jowar and others will be included in
this competition.
An exhibition of millet products will be held at the
Indira Gandhi Institute during the festival. The three-day exhibition will have
40 stalls, including those from various departments, FPOs, and even the Hotel
Association.
During the three-day festival, the Yogi Government
aims to acknowledge progressive farmers. Simultaneously, it will motivate other
farmers to explore millet-based products.
The government will create awareness about the
production, consumption, marketing, export etc of millet through the festival.
The conference will feature the participation of 50
progressive farmers from each district within every division, as well as 10
representatives from farmer producer organizations and 10 technical assistants.
At the State-level workshop, 35 farmer-producer-organizations
Farmer Producer Organizations will be given certificates for seed money. CM
Yogi will provide Rs 4 lakh per unit to every FPO.
Additionally, government institutions establishing
millets-based processing plants will receive grant money.
Furthermore, 40 stalls showcasing Shree Anna’s
products will be established. There will be stalls of FPOs, participants and
companies working on millets. Through this, people will also become aware of
the benefits of millet.
Farmers hailing from all 18 divisions will join in the
three-day Anna Mahotsav. The event’s schedule includes farmers from six
divisions, including Lucknow, participating on the first day, while farmers
from seven divisions, including Gorakhpur, will take part on the final day. ANI
