FKCCI to push for millet processing

NT Correspondent

Bengaluru: The Federation of Karnataka Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FKCCI) will join the state government’s efforts to celebrate the coming year 2023 as International Year of Millets, as designated by the United Nations FKCCI President B V Gopal Reddy said the chamber will work towards increasing a range of value-added millet products.

“We had told Union Finance Minister Nir mala Sitharaman, when she chaired our annual general meeting, that we will take active steps to encourage the business community and agri start-ups to produce new varieties of millets and millet processing to boost their exports, as millets is the gold for well-being,” he said.

“The market for nutritious food products is leapfro gging every year nationally and globally Karnataka is ideally placed, as it is a leading producer of millets in the country,” he explained. “We will spread the message about the potential to get a better price for farmers through export of innovative and valueadded millet products,” he added.

To hand-hold the business community and agri start-ups keen on foraying into millet processing both for domestic market as well as for export, he said FKCCI will take up a comprehensive analysis of segments, trends, drivers, restraints, competitive landscape and major factors playing a substantial role in harnessing the market.