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

India

Published Oct 27, 2022

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The 7th ASEAN-India Ministerial Meeting (AIMMAF) on Agriculture and Forestry was held virtually on Wednesday (26 October 2022).

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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

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