Odisha Millet Mission

Syllabus: General Studies Paper 1

Odisha Millet Mission was launched to promote seven millet crops, ragi dominates production and procurement.

• In 2017, the state launched the Odisha Millet Mission (OMM), which aims to bring millets back to its fields and food plates by encouraging farmers to grow the crops that traditionally formed a substantial part of the diet and crop system in tribal areas.
• To improve nutritional security and promote sustainable agricultural practices
• OMM also sells millet products, such as cookies, savoury snacks, vermicelli and processed millets, under a brand called “Millet Shakti” through food trucks, cafés, kiosks and other outlets.
• Women self-help groups (SHGs) have been kept at the centre of the programme.

Green Revolution 

Green Revolution of 1960s and 1970s made India self-sufficient in food grain production. Government provided several policy incentives to farmers, like:  

• Price support for crops 
• High-yielding seeds 
• Expanded irrigation:  
• Increased use of fertilizers, pesticides and weedicides in order to reduce agricultural loses 
• Introduction of combine harvesters 

Significance

• Increase in food grain production, especially in Punjab, Haryana, and Uttar Pradesh.
• Development of high-yielding varieties of wheat and rust resistant strains of wheat.
• The Green Revolution has transformed India to a food grain surplus country from a deficit one.