Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman introduced the 'Millet Challenge' for entrepreneurs on Saturday, with three winners receiving a seed grant of Rs 1 crore each to create and develop new solutions for and throughout the millet value chain. She also awarded a Rs 25 crore NABARD Rural Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF) grant to the University of Agricultural Sciences, Raichur, for the creation of the Millet Value Chain Park, an incubation center for processing, value addition, and capacity building for millet promotion. Sitharaman was speaking at the Millet Conclave 2022 in ...