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Karnataka Women's Group Wins National Award for Conserving Millet Seeds
The Bibi Fatima Women's Self-Help Group in Karnataka has been selected for the Plant Genome Saviour Community Award for...
Karnataka Millet Seed Conservator Ishwargouda Patil Wins National Recognition
Ishwargouda Patil, a farmer from Karnataka's Dharwad district, has been selected for a national plant genome conservatio...
Three Millet Champions Honoured at Meghalaya's Krishi Gaurav Samman 2026
Three millet champions from Meghalaya were recognised at the Krishi Gaurav Samman 2026 for advancing millet cultivation,...
Nagaland Village Revives Millet Farming, Produces Up to 13 Tonnes
Kezoma village in Nagaland has revived millet farming after more than a decade, with reported production reaching 12–13...
Millet Farming Declines in Nepal's Tehrathum Amid Labour Shortages
Traditional millet cultivation is declining in Nepal's Tehrathum district as rural migration, labour shortages and the s...
Taiwan Revives Traditional Oil Millet for Climate-Resilient Farming
Taiwan's People's Food Bank Association has expanded traditional oil millet cultivation more than tenfold since 2022, re...
Gumla's Ragi Revolution Empowers Nearly 200 Rural Women
Bhagwati Devi, a farmer from Jharkhand's Gumla district, leads a women-focused farmer producer company generating approx...
Nepal's Women Farmers Revive Indigenous Millets Through Cooperatives
Women farmers in Nepal's Jumla district are expanding proso and foxtail millet cultivation through collective farming, c...
Garrett Love Elected Chairman of National Sorghum Producers
Garrett Love, a Kansas farmer and former state senator, has been elected chairman of National Sorghum Producers for 2026...
Uttar Pradesh Millet Festival Promotes Eight Traditional Millets
More than 850 farmers participated in a district-level millet festival in Chandpur, Uttar Pradesh, where experts discuss...
Andhra Pradesh Seeks Full Procurement of Four Millet Crops
Andhra Pradesh has sought Central approval for full procurement of estimated Kharif 2026 production of nine crops under...
Telangana Adivasi Farmer Takes Millet Wisdom to Global Meet
Adivasi farmer Marsakola Kamala from Telangana shared her community's millet farming and seed conservation practices at...
Dhule Millet Festival Highlights Tribal Food Traditions
A millet and wild vegetable festival in Dhule, Maharashtra, has highlighted the importance of preserving tribal food kno...
Gujarat Announces MSP Procurement for Bajra, Jowar and Ragi
Gujarat will procure bajra, jowar and ragi at MSP from November 16 for the 2026–27 Kharif Marketing Season. Millet farme...
Uttarakhand Targets 12,000 Tonnes of Finger Millet Procurement
Uttarakhand will begin procuring finger millet, locally known as mandua, from October 1 for the 2026–27 Kharif season. T...
