The International Year of Millets – Conference and exhibition
Budapest (Hungary), 23/05/2023
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The Embassy of India in Hungary, in cooperation with FAO, the Hungarian Ministry of Agriculture, the Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences, and the Budapest Business School is organizing the ‘International Year of Millets’ conference and exhibition on 23 May 2023 at the Museum of Agriculture in Budapest, Hungary. The aim of the event is to draw attention to the multiple benefits of millets, as expressed by the United Nations.
About the Year of Millets
The United Nations General Assembly at its 75th session in March 2021 declared 2023 the International Year of Millets (IYM 2023). FAO is the lead agency for celebrating the year in collaboration with other relevant partners. #IYM2023 will be an opportunity to raise awareness of, and direct policy attention to the nutritional and health benefits of millets and their suitability for cultivation under adverse and changing climatic conditions. The year will also promote the sustainable production of millets, while highlighting their potential to provide new sustainable market opportunities for producers and consumers.