CM Adityanath emphasises need for research to increase millets productivity

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday said millets (Shri Anna) have held significance since the Vedic era and emphasised need for research to increase its productivity.

Inaugurating the state-level Shri Anna Mahotsav, an exhibition and workshop at Indira Gandhi Pratishthan, the chief minister said COVID-19 has taught a lesson that the more we embrace an "artificial lifestyle", the more susceptible we become to epidemics.

We must adopt a natural lifestyle, and Shri Anna will be very helpful in this regard. There is a need for research to increase its productivity, Yogi said. According to a press statement issued by the state government, the chief minister also visited the exhibition organised by millet producers from all over the state. Shri Anna Mahotsav will be organised for three days.

Three-day Shri Anna Mahotsav is being organised on the occasion of the 34th foundation day of the Uttar Pradesh Agricultural Research Council, which is working for research and development in the field of agriculture. This festival will become a means of comprehensive change in the lives of farmers of UP, he further said.