Minor millets in South Asia: learnings from IFAD-NUS project in India ...
Minor millets in South Asia: learnings from IFAD-NUS project in India ...
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98 m<strong>in</strong>or <strong>millets</strong> <strong>in</strong> south asia<br />
Table 26. Tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g programmes organized<br />
S. Tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g programme Place No. of No. of Type of beneficiaries<br />
No.<br />
tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>gs beneficiaries<br />
1 Value addition and<br />
product development<br />
2 participatory<br />
demonstration on use<br />
of <strong>millets</strong> <strong>in</strong> bakery<br />
products, therapeutic<br />
food, supplementary<br />
food for <strong>in</strong>fants and<br />
regular recipes<br />
3 refresher tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g on<br />
bak<strong>in</strong>g of millet based<br />
products<br />
4 production of quality<br />
seeds of pVs varieties<br />
5 nutritional quality and<br />
value addition<br />
department of Food<br />
science and nutrition,<br />
uas, dharwad<br />
rural and urban<br />
places <strong>in</strong> dharwad,<br />
hubli, haveri and<br />
hangal taluks<br />
department of Food<br />
science and nutrition,<br />
uas, dharwad<br />
Field sites <strong>in</strong> Bellary<br />
and haveri districts<br />
department of Food<br />
science and nutrition,<br />
uas, dharwad<br />
Total 33 810<br />
6 125 Women entrepreneurs<br />
<strong>from</strong> millet grow<strong>in</strong>g<br />
areas and also <strong>from</strong><br />
<strong>project</strong> sites <strong>in</strong> Jeypore<br />
and Kolli hills<br />
15 560 rural women <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g<br />
adolescent girls, self<br />
entrepreneurs, college<br />
students, members of<br />
mahila mandal<br />
(Women group)<br />
2 25 Bakers <strong>from</strong> bakery<br />
<strong>in</strong>dustries <strong>in</strong> dharwad<br />
10 100<br />
Farmers <strong>from</strong> the <strong>project</strong><br />
sites<br />
self entrepreneurs and<br />
urban women<br />
10. Public awareness<br />
The use of millet based value added products was promoted through several<br />
awareness campaigns and programmes. These <strong>in</strong>cluded exhibitions, school<br />
children <strong>project</strong>s, on-campus and off-campus lectures, development of education<br />
materials and cook<strong>in</strong>g competitions. A total of 44 exhibitions <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g Food<br />
Exhibition at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi, Food Expo <strong>in</strong> Bangalore, agricultural<br />
fair <strong>in</strong> Dharwad and several other exhibitions at other places were organized and<br />
more than hundred thousands of people attended these events and were directly<br />
exposed to the products and results of the <strong>project</strong>.The beneficiaries <strong>in</strong>cluded farm<br />
men and women, entrepreneurs, agriculture officers, school children, college<br />
students and teachers, NGO representatives, members of women organizations,<br />
and local people <strong>from</strong> nearby towns. A total of 35 lectures were organized<br />
benefitt<strong>in</strong>g 1,185 persons and 5 cook<strong>in</strong>g completions were organized <strong>in</strong> Dharwad<br />
city and <strong>project</strong> villages <strong>in</strong> which 125 ladies participated. In addition, a folder<br />
on nutritional significance and method of preparation of f<strong>in</strong>ger millet malt and<br />
recipe books on f<strong>in</strong>ger millet, foxtail millet and little millet were prepared and<br />
widely distributed to users. The details of the awareness programmes organized<br />
are given <strong>in</strong> Table 27.
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