Bhubaneswar: Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Monday said the Centre will take the Odisha model on millets to the national level and also to other states.

Addressing the international symposium on Shree Anna (Millet) and Woman Farmer on the occasion of ‘Mandia Divas’ (Millets Day) in Bhubaneswar, Chouhan said the Odisha government has taken a leadership role to show the path to other states in millets ADVERTISEMENT

The Union Minister also asked agriculture scientists to develop high-quality millet seeds to make it a profitable crop so that farmers can divert towards it.

“The farmers are looking for crops which will give them better financial benefits. So, it is a challenge before us to make millet as a profitable crop so that the farmers can divert toward the cultiva

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