International year of millets 2023

The United Nations General Assembly has declared 2023 the International year of millets: "Millets are among the first plants to be domesticated and are considered nutri-cereals due to their high nutritional content. Their potential to address climate change and food security is not being realized in full." #IYM2023

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Millet symposium

The SLU Breeding Network, the SLU Plant Protection Network and SLU Global organised a symposium dedicated to millets on 5 September. Find out more!

Pearl millet and cowpea for healthy diets

Read a blog post by Sunera Zulficar Nurmomade, PhD student at the Department of Molecular Sciences.

Research projects

Learn about some ongoing research projects on millets and sorghum.

Background

Get some facts about millets and other traditional crops.

News - internal and external

Millets and other traditional crops can boost sustainable agrifood systems
The United Nations has dedicated 2023 the International year of millets, to boost efforts in...
Successful studies in the development of drought-tolerant sorghum
Researchers from SLU, together with Addis Ababa University and the Ethiopian Institute of...
The International Year of Millets 2023 opened
UN dedicates 2023 to greater efforts in producing millets given their nutritional properties and...
Professor Rodomiro Ortiz received the Bertebos Prize 2022
On 12 June, Professor Rodomiro Ortiz received the Bertebos Prize 2022. The prize is awarded every...

Millets in one minute - a film from FAO

Published: 13 September 2023 - Page editor: malin.planting@slu.se

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