Bhubaneswar: “Odisha has taken a leadership role in showing the path to other states. We will take the Odisha model on millets to the national level,” Union Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said on Monday, lauding the state’s pioneering efforts in promoting millet cultivation.

Speaking at the international symposium on ‘Shree Anna (Millet) and Woman Farmer’ held in Bhubaneswar on the occasion of ‘Mandia Divas’ (Millets Day), Chouhan praised Odisha for doubling its millet yield—from 6 quintals to 12 quintals per hectare—and surpassing the national average.

He urged agriculture scientists to focus on developing high-quality millet seeds and reducing cultivation costs to make millets a more profitable crop for farmers.

“Farmers are looking for crops that giv

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