Africa draws conclusions as the International Year of the Millet 2023 concludes

2023 has been declared the International Year of Millets by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Recognizing millets is recognizing the enormous contribution this crop can make to African and global food systems. For Africa, the International Year of the Millet acts as a benchmark to accelerate the symbiosis and engagement of stakeholders in the crop value chain, to catalyze projects and initiatives that contribute to global production and consumption of the crop. AgroXXI.ru has seen an article published on Food For Mzansi, authored by Hamond Motsi, a PhD student in the Department of Agricultural Sciences at the University of Stellenbosch, Dr Ethel Phiri, a lecturer in the Department of Agronomy at the University of Stellenbosch, and Mosima Mabitsela, a PhD student at the University of Stellenbosch, highlighting the growing global interest in millet grain and the benefits of producing this crop in Africa: “People's level of interest in the food they ...