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imparting training in smart       increasing.
        agriculture to farmers. Her efforts   The Aland Bhootai (Aland
        have not only increased the yield   Bhutai) Millets Farmers Producer
        of millets, but also increased the   Company started work last year
        income of the farmers.            under  the  supervision  of  the
            If  you  get  a  chance  to  visit   Indian Institute of Millets Research
        Raigarh in Chhattisgarh, you      in Kalaburgi, Karnataka. People
        must visit the Millets Cafe here.   are liking the khakra, biscuits
        Items like Chilla, Dosa, Momos,   and laddoos here. In Karnataka’s
        Pizza  and   Manchurian   are     Bidar district, women associated
        becoming very popular in this     with the Hulsoor Millet Producer
        Millets Cafe which started a few   Company are cultivating millets
        months back.                      as  well  as  preparing  their  flour.
            May I ask you one more        Through this, their earnings have
        thing? You must have heard the    also increased a lot. Farmers
        word entrepreneur, but have       from 12 states have joined the
        you heard of Milletpreneurs?      FPO  of  Chhattisgarh’s  Sandeep
        Milletpreneurs of Odisha are in   Sharma, who is associated
        the limelight these days. A Self-  with natural farming. This FPO
        Help Group of about 1500 women    of Bilaspur is making 8 types of
        of the tribal district Sundergarh   millets flour and their dishes.
        is associated with the Odisha         Friends, Today G20 Summit
        Millets Mission. Here women are   events are going on in every
        making everything from millets…   corner of India and I am happy
        cookies, rasgulla, gulab jamun,   that in every corner of the
        and even cakes. Due to the great   country,  wherever  the  G20
        demand of millets in the market,   events are being held, nutritious
        the income of women is also       and tasty dishes made from























                          Women working in Millet Processing Unit

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