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International Year of Millets (IYM) 2023: IUFoST SRD

Millets for Enhancing Agri-economy, Nutrition, Environmental, and Sustainable Development Goals

The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) at its 75th Session on March 5, 2021 declared this Year 2023 as 'The International Year of Millets’ (IYM 2023). This declaration was followed-up in the last week of September 2021 when the UN Food Safety Summit (UNFSS) met and emphasized the consumption of varieties of millets in the composite diet for a Sustainable Food System. IUFoST was one of the invited and leading organizations that gave scientific input to this UN Summit. IUFoST experts focused on the role of food science and technology in achieving sustainable and healthy diets across nations.

In this International year of Millets, the first IUFoST Scientific Roundtable of 2023 focuses on Millets for Enhancing Agri-economy, Nutrition, Environmental, and Sustainable Development Goals is slated for 31 March 2023.

Time: 07.00 Eastern Daylight Time Toronto/New York, (GMT-4)
Approximately 90 minutes in length

Distinguished Speakers:
1. CV Ratnavathi, PhD – Global Perspective on History of Production, Use & Agri-economics of Millet: Indian Institute of Millets Research, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad, India

2. Ismahane Elouafi, PhD – Role of Millets in a Dynamic Agroecosystem, FAO Chief Scientist

3. Ruth Oniang’o, PhD – Agricultural Diversity of African Millets, Founder and Director of Rural Outreach Africa, Kenya

4. John Taylor, PhD – Getting Millets into the World's Grocery Food Basket, University of Pretoria, South Africa

5. Anoma Chandrasekara, PhD – Bioactives and Health Implications of Millet: Wayamba University of Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka

6. Peter Pressman, MD – Millet - Demystifying Health Claims: Peter Pressman, University of Maine, USA

A facilitated panel discussion will follow.

Mar 31, 2023 07:00 AM in Eastern Time (US and Canada)