ICAR-Central Coastal Agricultural Research Institute (CCARI), Goa and Goa Science Centre, Miramar, Goa jointly organised a one-day workshop on “Shree Anna: Role of millets in global nutritional security, climate adaptation, health and prosperity” on 14 August, 2023 at Goa Science Centre, Miramar, as a part of “International year of Millets”.
The Chief Guest and Speaker Dr. Parveen Kumar, Director, ICAR-CCARI, Goa, enlightened the audience about importance of millets in achieving nutritional and health security. He briefed the audience about the journey of millets from Siridhanya to Sree Anna. He also stressed that millets are climate resilient and suitable for marginal land and changing climatic conditions. In his engaging lecture, he educated the home-makers, teachers and students who had come from different parts of Goa to know about the nutritive value and heritage of the wonder crop.
Vilas Chaudhari, Project Coordinator, Goa Science Center & Planetarium welcomed the guests and felicitated Dr. Parveen Kumar. After the lecture, exhibition on “Millets for Health” was also inaugurated by the Chief Guest. The workshop was attended by 250 participants mainly home-makers, teachers and school children from different parts of Goa.
