India to promote nutritious cereal products for public health and nutrition says Tomar at 7th ASEAN-India ministerial meeting

Published 2022년 10월 27일

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A recent meeting led by Narendra Singh Tomar, Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare of India, in celebration of the 30th anniversary of ASEAN-India relations, emphasized India's commitment to sustainable and inclusive agricultural growth in the ASEAN region. The meeting highlighted the importance of millets as a nutritious food source and urged ASEAN member nations to support India's efforts in boosting millet production, processing, and consumption. The progress of the Medium-Term Action Plan of ASEAN-India Cooperation was discussed, with a focus on post-pandemic recovery in agriculture and forestry. The meeting underscored the need for continued cooperation in areas such as food security, nutrition, climate change adaptation, and digital farming.

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The meeting was co-chaired by Narendra Singh Tomar, Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare. Agriculture Ministers of Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam also took part in the meeting. Tomar, in his opening remarks during the meeting, reiterated PM Narendra Modi's vision of keeping ASEAN at the center of India's Act East Policy. He also emphasized on mutually close regional cooperation with ASEAN to ensure sustainable and inclusive growth for agricultural development in the region. Underlining the importance of millet (nutritional-cereals) as a nutritious food and the international nutritional-cereal year 2023, Tomar urged the ASEAN member nations to support India’s efforts in increasing the production, processing, value addition, and consumption of millets. He said that India will promote nutritious cereal products for the health and nutrition of the people. Nutritious cereals help in the ...

Source: Krishi Jagran