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Millets Millets Millets. Hai kya millets?🤔

Find everything you need to know about Millets story for #UPSC in this thread👇🧵(1/7)

What are millets?🧐
Nothing but Small Grained Cereals!

eg: Jowar, Bajra, Ragi, Kuttu, Rai, Kutki etc. (2/7)

Why so much noise about Millets in news? 🤨

⏩COVID, Conflict and Climate pose challenge to global food security
⏩Millets de-risk this challenge
⏩2023: Declared as Int'l Year of Millets on India's initiative (3/7)

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Points to be noted🗿

⏩Among first to be domesticated (evidence from IVC)
⏩India, W. Africa, China & Japan: Home to indigenous crop
⏩Need lesser water than rice & wheat
⏩Widely found millet globally: Jowar (4/7)

Millets in India 🇮🇳

⏩Widely found millet in India: Bajra
⏩Grown as Kharif crop(s)
⏩7% gross cropped area (5/7)

Nutritious value of Millets🥗

⏩Protein: 7-12%
⏩Carbs: 65-75%
⏩Fat: 2-5%
⏩Dietary fiber: 15-20%
⏩Called as 'Powerhouse of Nutrition' -OR- nutri-cereals (6/7)

Due to lack of space on Twitter, I have posted the detailed notes on my blog.
This includes:
- Millets u/ MSP & PDS
- State wise distribution of Millets
- Domestic and International Politics on Millets

Visit, learn and share👇 (7/7)
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Checkout this fun video from Health Ministry about Millets.

#Millet #UPSC

https://twitter.com/MoHFW_INDIA/status/1602263284958121984