The role of millets in attaining United Nation's sustainable developmental goals
Stanislaus Antony Ceasar, Theivanayagam Maharajan
Abstract
Societal Impact Statement Strengthening food and nutrient security is crucial to feeding the ever‐growing world population. Millets provide energy and nutrients for millions of poor people in low‐ and middle‐income countries of Asia and Africa. Millets require less fertilizer and pesticide, unlike mainstream cereals, for cultivation. Millets supply superior nutrients and possess excellent climate resilience properties. Therefore, promotion of millets could help attain the sustainable developmental goals (SDGs) of the United Nations (UN).
Topics & Concepts
Food securityNutrientResilience (materials science)PopulationPromotion (chess)SustainabilitySustainable developmentBusinessNatural resource economicsEconomic growthDevelopment economicsAgricultureAgricultural economicsPolitical scienceBiologyEconomicsEnvironmental healthEcologyPoliticsPhysicsThermodynamicsMedicineLawSeed and Plant BiochemistryRice Cultivation and Yield Improvement