India is now the world's fastest growing significant economy with yearly I growth rate more than 7.8% and GDP value of $2.5 trillion. With a population of 1.4 billion growing at about 1.5% each year, foreign exchange reserves are about $595 billion. The value of export and import is over $700 billion. Millets have been an integral part of our diet for centuries. In addition to a plethora of health benefits, millets are also good for the environment with low water & input requirements. With the aim to create awareness and increase production & consumption of millets, United Nations, at the behest of the Government of India, declared 2023 the International Year Millets. According to the Govt. estimates, about 16 million tonnes millets have been produced in India, which is about 5 percent of the national food grain basket. It has the highest market share of 9.62 million tonnes, followed by jowar with a production of 4.23 million tonnes. Ragi is another important millet, which contributes to the production of 1.70 million tonnes and the production of other millets is 0.37 million tonnes. read more