• The year 2023 was celebrated as the International Year of Millets.

• The Food and Agriculture Organization conducted the closing ceremony of the same on March 29 this year.

• The event was hosted as a hybrid event, with dignitaries participating both online and in person.

• The Director-General of FAO commended the efforts that were taken at the global level to advance millet-based initiatives.

• The Additional Secretary of India highlighted the importance of the country’s millet-based ecosystem in promoting the use of millets.

• The closing event aimed to serve as a center to identify the various challenges and to identify areas of intervention to strengthen the millet value chains.

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