{"id":28100,"date":"2023-08-31T12:30:29","date_gmt":"2023-08-31T11:30:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/research-blog\/?p=28100"},"modified":"2023-08-31T12:55:40","modified_gmt":"2023-08-31T11:55:40","slug":"how-we-are-raising-awareness-about-the-importance-of-millets-for-health-heritage-and-food-security","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/research-blog\/2023\/08\/31\/how-we-are-raising-awareness-about-the-importance-of-millets-for-health-heritage-and-food-security\/","title":{"rendered":"How we are raising awareness about the importance of millets for health, heritage and food security"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>2023 is the <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fao.org\/millets-2023\/en\"><em>International Year of Millets<\/em><\/a><em>,<\/em><em> focusing attention on initiatives by national governments and development organisations to promote this important crop. In this blog, Grady Walker, Co-lead of the Thematic Group on Mountain Agriculture for the <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.huc-hkh.org\/\"><em>Himalayan University Consortium (HUC)<\/em><\/a><em>, writes about the consortium\u2019s campaign to raise awareness of millet production \u2013 and its significance for food security \u2013 among policymakers, the media and the wider public.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-28102 size-large aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/research-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2023\/08\/millet-6588551_1280-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Millets \u2013 a cereal grain \u2013 in a field\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/research-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2023\/08\/millet-6588551_1280-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/research-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2023\/08\/millet-6588551_1280-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/research-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2023\/08\/millet-6588551_1280-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/research-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2023\/08\/millet-6588551_1280-272x182.jpg 272w, https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/research-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2023\/08\/millet-6588551_1280.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Communities across the world have depended on millets, a group of cereal grains, as a source of nutrition and sustenance for generations. Millets are deeply rooted in the cultural traditions and customs of these communities.<\/p>\n<p>The importance of millet has been recognised as critical in addressing food security, especially under the current climate change scenarios: they are <a href=\"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/research-blog\/millets-coming-soon-to-a-dinner-table-near-you\/\">well-known for their nutritional value<\/a>, their resilience and their adaptability to diverse conditions.<\/p>\n<p>In May 2023, the Himalayan University Consortium and the University of Reading organised <a href=\"https:\/\/huc-hkh.org\/events\/himalayan-policy-writeshop\">a policy workshop<\/a> in Kathmandu.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-28103 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/research-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2023\/08\/thumbnail_Venue-location-1024x325.jpg\" alt=\"A view of mountains and trees in Kathmandu, the location of the policy workshop\" width=\"640\" height=\"203\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/research-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2023\/08\/thumbnail_Venue-location-1024x325.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/research-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2023\/08\/thumbnail_Venue-location-300x95.jpg 300w, https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/research-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2023\/08\/thumbnail_Venue-location-768x244.jpg 768w, https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/research-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2023\/08\/thumbnail_Venue-location-1536x488.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/research-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2023\/08\/thumbnail_Venue-location.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The participatory event brought together delegates from four countries in the Hindu Kush Himalaya region and resulted in policy briefs on millets for Nepal, Northeast India and Bhutan. The recommendations in the policy briefs address specifics issues and challenges faced by each country:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/research-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2023\/08\/PolicyBrief_IndiaMillet.pdf\">Revitalising millets in Northeast India: a healthy choice<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/research-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2023\/08\/PolicyBrief_NepalMillet_draft.pdf\">Revitalising millets for rural transformation in Nepal (draft version)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/research-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2023\/08\/PolicyBrief_BhutanMillet.pdf\">Pathways to enhance millet production and consumption in Bhutan<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The workshop provided valuable support in developing policy briefs, highlighting crucial policy, research, and knowledge gaps, as well as barriers and bottlenecks hindering the revival and integration of millets within the Himalayan food systems.<\/p>\n<p>It enhanced the capacity of the selected country representatives who attended to formulate concrete, policymaker-focused recommendations that are highly relevant to their respective national or sub-national contexts.<\/p>\n<p>A collaborative environment was fostered by bringing together academics and policymakers and using participatory methods to establish a common understanding of millet production. As a result, the three country-specific national policy briefs were produced, catering to the unique needs and challenges of each region.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_28104\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-28104\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-28104 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/research-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2023\/08\/thumbnail_Breakout-presentation-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"A break out group at the policy workshop. Nine participants are seated around a table and a woman stands and makes notes on a flipchart.\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/research-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2023\/08\/thumbnail_Breakout-presentation-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/research-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2023\/08\/thumbnail_Breakout-presentation-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/research-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2023\/08\/thumbnail_Breakout-presentation-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/research-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2023\/08\/thumbnail_Breakout-presentation-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/research-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2023\/08\/thumbnail_Breakout-presentation.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-28104\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A break out group at the policy workshop<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Lastly, the workshop played a pivotal role in raising political awareness about the significance of millets in terms of food security, nutrition, and the preservation of indigenous knowledge and cultural heritage. This holistic approach emphasised the multifaceted benefits of millets beyond their nutritional value, thus amplifying their importance on a larger scale.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_28105\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-28105\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-28105 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/research-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2023\/08\/thumbnail_Writeshop-group-pic-1024x660.jpg\" alt=\"Twenty-five participants in the policy workshop pose for a group photograph.\" width=\"640\" height=\"413\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/research-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2023\/08\/thumbnail_Writeshop-group-pic-1024x660.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/research-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2023\/08\/thumbnail_Writeshop-group-pic-300x193.jpg 300w, https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/research-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2023\/08\/thumbnail_Writeshop-group-pic-768x495.jpg 768w, https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/research-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2023\/08\/thumbnail_Writeshop-group-pic-1536x990.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/research-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2023\/08\/thumbnail_Writeshop-group-pic.jpg 1564w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-28105\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Policy workshop delegates<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2023 is the International Year of Millets, focusing attention on initiatives by national governments and development organisations to promote this important crop. In this blog, Grady Walker, Co-lead of the&#8230;<a class=\"read-more\" href=\"&#104;&#116;&#116;&#112;&#115;&#58;&#47;&#47;&#114;&#101;&#115;&#101;&#97;&#114;&#99;&#104;&#46;&#114;&#101;&#97;&#100;&#105;&#110;&#103;&#46;&#97;&#99;&#46;&#117;&#107;&#47;&#114;&#101;&#115;&#101;&#97;&#114;&#99;&#104;&#45;&#98;&#108;&#111;&#103;&#47;&#50;&#48;&#50;&#51;&#47;&#48;&#56;&#47;&#51;&#49;&#47;&#104;&#111;&#119;&#45;&#119;&#101;&#45;&#97;&#114;&#101;&#45;&#114;&#97;&#105;&#115;&#105;&#110;&#103;&#45;&#97;&#119;&#97;&#114;&#101;&#110;&#101;&#115;&#115;&#45;&#97;&#98;&#111;&#117;&#116;&#45;&#116;&#104;&#101;&#45;&#105;&#109;&#112;&#111;&#114;&#116;&#97;&#110;&#99;&#101;&#45;&#111;&#102;&#45;&#109;&#105;&#108;&#108;&#101;&#116;&#115;&#45;&#102;&#111;&#114;&#45;&#104;&#101;&#97;&#108;&#116;&#104;&#45;&#104;&#101;&#114;&#105;&#116;&#97;&#103;&#101;&#45;&#97;&#110;&#100;&#45;&#102;&#111;&#111;&#100;&#45;&#115;&#101;&#99;&#117;&#114;&#105;&#116;&#121;&#47;\">Read More ><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":693,"featured_media":28102,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"__cvm_playback_settings":[],"__cvm_video_id":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1785],"tags":[2458,2460,189,1416,217,2277,382,1239,2459,2455,2451,2457,2456,628,1788],"class_list":["post-28100","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-agriculture-food-and-health","tag-bhutan","tag-cereal-grains","tag-climate-change","tag-crops","tag-cultural-heritage","tag-feature","tag-food-security","tag-himalayas","tag-indigenous-knowledge","tag-millet","tag-millets","tag-nepal","tag-northeast-india","tag-nutrition","tag-participatory-methods"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>How we are raising awareness about the importance of millets for health, heritage and food security - Connecting Research<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Communities across the world have depended on millets, a group of cereal grains, as a source of nutrition and sustenance for generations. 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