Share Your Traditional Ways to Process Millets by National Institute of Science Communication and Policy Research and MyGov: Participate by Nov 15!

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Participations are invited for Share Your Traditional Ways to Process Millets by NIScPIR and MyGov. Participate by November 15, 2023!

About MyGov

MyGov is a citizen engagement platform launched by the Government of India on July 26, 2014 to promote the active participation of Indian citizens in their country’s governance and development. It is aimed at creating a common platform for Indian citizens to “crowdsource governance ideas from citizens”.

Its users discuss and contribute to various government projects and plans. It also allows users to upload documents in various formats. The website is hosted and managed by the National Informatics Centre (NIC). Prime Minister Narendra Modi stated that the aim was to reduce the long gap developed between the electorate and the Executive after being elected.

In the first week of August 2014, MyGov received 100,000 registered users, barely two weeks after its initiation. Google became the first multinational firm to collaborate with MyGov. Shortly before his first address to the nation through All India Radio, it was announced that ideas and questions for the Prime Minister submitted to MyGov may be responded to in subsequent radio addresses.

The website also has an associated mobile app.

About NIScPR

CSIR-National Institute of Science Communication and Policy Research (NIScPR) has a glorious legacy of 70 years in science communication and building scientific temper among diverse stakeholders. The Institute has been actively involved in the conservation and promotion of traditional knowledge through its various activities such as the publication of ‘The Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge’ and ‘Wealth of India’, and the establishment of ‘The Traditional Knowledge Digital Library’.

About SVASTIK

In continuation of these efforts for the conservation and promotion of traditional knowledge of India, CSIR-NIScPR has launched a national initiative, SVASTIK (Scientifically Validated Societal Traditional Knowledge) for communicating India’s traditional knowledge to the society upon the clarion call of our Hon’ble Prime Minister and President, CSIR Society, Shri Narendra Modi. As a part of this initiative, simplified creative content on traditional knowledge/practices of India with a scientific basis is being disseminated in various Indian languages on all popular social media platforms.

Millets and Their Characteristics

• Millets are a diverse group of cereal crops such as bajra, ragi, kangni, etc. characterized by their small seeds which exhibit strong adaptability to arid climatic conditions.
• With a long history of cultivation in India, these ancient crops have been deeply ingrained in our dietary practices for centuries, offering a wide range of health benefits.
• Year 2023 is marking the celebration of International Year for Millets as they are the nutri-cereals that have the potential to play a crucial role against malnutrition and food insecurity, and thus are the superfoods of the future.
• India is at the forefront of popularizing millet production under the visionary leadership of Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi to enhance the food security of the nation.
• Millets have many nutraceutical, ecological, agricultural as well and economic benefits.
• Unlike other cereals like rice, wheat, and maize which are easy to process, millets are hardy grains and hence are not suitable for ready to cook or eating.
• They need to be processed thoroughly for consumption. I
• t is further to be noted that processing techniques play a profound role in the nutrient content bioavailability, and digestibility of millets.
• Processing is much more convenient to do in contemporary times with the help of modern technologies.
• However, our ancestors used their traditional knowledge and day-to-day wisdom to process them effectively.

About the Opportunity

It is time to revisit the past and revive a few of the sustainable and traditional ways to process millet. Do you know any?

If yes, then you can contribute to the documentation of traditional ways of processing millets by taking part in the NIScPR-SVASTIK-MyGov activity Share Your Traditional Ways to Process Millets.

This activity allows participants to share knowledge and a picture of traditional millet processing techniques.

The future of millets is awaiting the processing secrets from the past!

Terms and Conditions

Read the terms and conditions through the PDF attached at the end of this post.

How to Submit?

Interested participants can participate via this link.

Participation Deadline

November 15, 2023.

Click here to read the official notification of the Share Your Traditional Ways to Process Millets by National Institute of Science Communication and Policy Research and MyGov.

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