The Indian Commissioner (middle) and other dignitaries in a group photograph
The High Commissioner of India to Ghana, Shri C. Sugandh Rajaram has urged governments to formulate policies that would increase the production and consumption of millet.
According to him, increasing the consumption and production of millet has a greater potential of alleviating poverty and food shortage in deprived countries in the global south.
Ambassador Rajaram made these remarks at the launch of LiFE (Life Style for Environment) and the International Year of Millet 2023 at the Indian Food Festival in Accra.
The year 2023 has been proclaimed the “International Year of Millet” by the United Nations at the Initiative of the Indian government which aims to promote the cultivation and consumption of millet at a larger scale across the world.
Ambassador Rajaram further noted millets are easy to plant and care for since they require less time to grow, and have excellent adaptation to changing climatic and environmental conditions”.
He also emphasized the relevance of the LiFE Movement introduced by the Prime Minister of India Shri Narendra Modi at COP26, the UN’s climate summit in Glasgow to persuade communities and organisations across the world to adopt an environment-conscious lifestyle.
“The LiFE Movement is a global initiative for ensuring sustainable lifestyle of human beings and protecting the planet. The initiative uses the concept of Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle that are woven into our life” he added.
Deputy Minister for Food and Agriculture, Frimpong Yaw Addo who lauded the India High Commission for the introduction of the initiatives also indicated that the government has witnessed a significant increase in millet production in the northern regions following the introduction of the planting for food and jobs.
“The government is bent on ensuring that Ghana becomes the hub of millet production” he said
By Prince Fiifi Yorke