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Bhubaneswar: Bill Gates, the founder & co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates’ Foundation visited Krushi Bhawan today. The Govt of Odisha has been partnering with the Bill & Melinda Gates’ Foundation since 2017 to forward shared goals aroun

The founder of Deccan Development Society not only popularised millets but also worked for agro-biodiversity, food sovereignty, women’s empowerment, Dalit rights, social justice and local knowledge systems. 

The government of India under Prime Minister Narendra Modi spearheaded the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) resolution for declaring the year 2023 as the International Year of Millets and the proposal of India was supported by 72 countries. UNGA declared 2023 as the International Year of Millets back in March 2021.