The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) recently adopted a resolution to declare 2023 as the International Year of Millets. The U.N. announced the resolution to increase public awareness of the health benefits of millets.

According to India’s Permanent Representative to the U.N. Ambassador T S Tirumurti- “The big step has been taken to promote the nutritional and ecological benefits of #millets to the world as a key component of the food basket and effect policy changes.”

What’s more important to note here is that gaining recognition is not enough. Governments must take further action to champion the plethora of advantages that millets offer.