The Bhojpur’s Millet Festival was organized from February 28 to March 1 in Bihar. Union Minister of Food Processing Industries Pashupati Kumar Paras inaugurated this event.

• It is part of the many Millet-related events conducted in 2023, which has been declared by the UN as the International Year of Millets.
• The two-day event brought together stakeholders in the food processing sector to specifically focus on millet. This event helped increase awareness about Shree Anna (the mother of all grains) and its role in improving the health of people.
• It is also expected to boost the export of millets from Bihar, which is known to produce Jowar, Bajra, Ragi and Small Millets.
• Notably, India accounts for 20% of the global millet production and 80% of Asia’s millet output.