Agro-waste falls off the upper deck; small grain collects in one tub and the good grain remains in the middle deck, collecting in a separate tub.

"All the states to adopt and learn from the OMM model for its emphasis on reviving millets on farms and on plates! "

The event ‘Smart millets for a Smart Diwali’ showcased a few sweet dishes made with millets such as Foxtail Paisam, Korra Laddu, and Ragi Halwa.

The event comprised millets-cookery workshop, exhibition of a variety of millet products and millet cooking contest followed by a millet feast.

Why do farmers in semi-arid areas prefer to shift to small millets?

Women are the custodians of seed diversity, including millets. Seed selection, an important part of the process, is also mostly done by women.

Why do farmers need to organise a Beej Utsav?

(Many consumers give) direct monetary support to farmers who have been practising traditional millet-based biodiverse agriculture for decades.

Millets need less water to grow and live on whatever rainwater they receive.