Procurement milestones, press coverage and updates from the federation and the Narmada Millets brand.
Dainik Bhaskar reports that 25 FPOs across the Jabalpur, Rewa and Shahdol divisions are processing the federation's Kodo–Kutki into 13 value-added foods, to be sold by the State under the Narmada Millets brand once packaging is ready.
Raj Express reports the State bought Kutki at ₹3,500 and Kodo at ₹2,500 per quintal with a ₹1,000 per quintal bonus to farmers — around 3,000 MT from about 4,000 growers — and will now process and brand it as Narmada Millets.
ETV Bharat reports that kodo and kutki grown in Madhya Pradesh will be turned into ready-to-cook idli, dosa, upma and kheer mixes under the Narmada Millets brand, after the State procured 3,000 metric tonnes through farmer producer organisations.
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Across the launch districts, member producer organisations weighed, quality-checked and aggregated the Kharif Kodo–Kutki harvest at block-level centres, with payments routed directly to farmers' bank accounts via DBT.
Workshops, trade fairs, research meetings and field visits — the working relationships behind the millet value chain.
The federation participated in the GCF Readiness Stakeholders' Consultation Workshop on Climate Foresight and Climate-Smart Options Assessment, organized by FAO, MoA&FW, MoEFCC and NABARD in Bhopal — a productive discussion on millets and their potential front role in addressing climate change.
At the International Trade Fair organized by the Government of Karnataka in Bengaluru, the federation met buyers and sellers in one place and presented its millet value-added products — a strong initiative for market linkage.
An insightful meeting with Dr S. Mangaraj and Dr M. K. Tripathi at ICAR-Central Institute of Agricultural Engineering on advanced processing machinery and innovative value-added products for minor millets — strengthening the value chain, improving processing technologies and expanding market opportunities, with collaboration ahead on technology development and scaling millet-based enterprises.
Mr Mukesh Chouhan, a tech and health entrepreneur from Dubai, visited AIGGPA to explore export opportunities for millets and organic products from Madhya Pradesh — an opportunity for local entrepreneurs to showcase the state's potential and strengthen global trade ties.
A detailed discussion on millet production and its challenges with Dr G. K. Koutu (Director of Research Services, JNKVV Jabalpur), Mr K. S. Netam (Joint Director Agriculture, Jabalpur), Mr M. K. Nigam (DDA Jabalpur), Team WASSAN and FOLU India — a very useful meeting for shaping the federation's future plan.
A joint visit with the DDAs, ADAs and DPMs of Jabalpur, Mandla, Dindori, Anuppur, Shahdol, Umaria, Katni, Rewa, Sidhi and Singrauli — including a Kodo–Kutki processing unit and FPO meetings in the Shahdol division — to improve yields and incomes for millet farmers. With thanks to the JDAs of Jabalpur and Shahdol, the directors of member FPOs, MJVS Katni and the WASSAN team for their work on building the millet value chain.
