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Global Consultation onMillets Promotion

for Health & Nutritional Security

December 18 - 20, 2013 (Tentative)

Dr. S. Ayyappan Secretary DARE & Director General, ICAR

Chief Patron

Dr. S.K. DattaDeputy Director General, ICAR

Patron

Dr. William D. Dar Director General, ICRISAT

Patron

Dr. B.Dayakar RaoPrincipal Scientist, DSR

SecretaryDr. J.V.PatilDirector, DSR

Chairman

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Directorate of Sorghum ResearchRajendranagar, Hyderabad - 500 030, IndiaPhone: +91-40-24015349, Fax: +91-40-24016378www.sorghum.res.inEmail: globalmilletmeet@sorghum.res.in

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Organizing Committee

Organised by

Society for Millets ResearchDirectorate of Sorghum Research

Hyderabad, India

www.sorghum.res.in

Introduction

The previous four decades of Indian agriculture went through the phases of green revolution, self sufficiency and favorable government policies to promote fine cereals. This has resulted in gradual reduction in the consumption of millets (sorghum, pearl millet, finger millet, foxtail millet, kodo millet, proso millet and barnyard millet) as staple foods in arid and semi-arid regions. In the process, not only the food habits changed but health problems have cropped up in the fast paced urban lives and rural households. Now, with increased awareness on health and nutrition, millets are resurfacing on the plates of the urban as well as rural people to ward off life style diseases such as diabetes and obesity. With unique advantages in their nutritional profile coupled with lower costs of production, millets have become raw materials for innovation in food processing, nutritious food formulations and health planning.

Millets are nutritionally superior to the commonly consumed cereals in micronutrient and fibre content. Millet grains are relatively rich in proteins and are superior in total minerals and vitamins. Food-based nutrition is the ideal way to fight malnutrition and lifestyle-associated health disorders.With this background, the main focus of this Global consultation is on promotion of millets for enhancing health and nutritional security and thereby to enhance health of people. It has become a universal necessity to seek alternative foods that are nutritionally rich and also possess health benefits. Time has now come for projecting our traditional wealth in millets which are grown in dryland regions of our country. These crops are resilient to climate change and have many virtues which need to be properly explored.

About HyderabadHyderabad is a historic city and is the Capital of one of the largest south Indian states, Andhra Pradesh. The city is called “Pearl City” and is famous for its twinkling pearls and glass embedded bangles. As of 2011, the population of the city was 6.8 million.

The City is situated on the Deccan Plateau at a height of 1788 feet above mean sea level and o�ers pleasant weather conditions. The Charminar, Golconda fort, Salar Jung Museum, Mecca Masjid, Zoological park, NTR Gardens, Birla Science Museum and Temple, and Ramoji Film City are some of the interesting places to visit. During the month of December, the weather is pleasant with sunny days and cooler nights.

The city is a centre for local traditions in art, literature, architecture and cuisine. It has several museums, bazaars, galleries, libraries, sports venues and other cultural institutions—Laad Bazaar, Madina Circle, Begum Bazaar, Sultan Bazaar are bazaars from the QutbShahi and Nizam era; Salar Jung Museum, Nizam Museum, and AP State Archaeology Museum are notable museums. Hyderabadi biriyani and Hyderabad haleem are examples of distinctive culinary products of the city.

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Buddha Statue Biryani Chowmahalla Palace Bangles Bazaar

About the ConferenceThe Directorate of Sorghum Research (DSR) an arm of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) is celebrating Golden Jubilee year of Sorghum research during the year 2013. As a part of these celebrations, DSR is organizing a three-day Global Consultation on “Millets Promotion for Health and Nutritional Security” during December 2013 at Hyderabad, India. The successful organization of “National Seminar on Millets” by DSR during November 2010 encouraged us to host this conference with widened scope and targeting a larger audience at global level.

Thematic Areas:

• Potential of Millets for nutrition and health • R & D on millets - crop improvement, protection and production • Global models for better utilization of millets • Processing technologies for increased consumption of millets • Promotion of millet consumption (as nutri-cereals) through awareness creation and entrepreneurship development • Approaches for commercialization of millet foods and business models • Govt. Policies - PDS and main streaming millets in public funded welfare programmes • Role of private sector in increased consumption of millets

Target ParticipantsScientists, Engineers, Industry people, Professionals, Nutritionists, Entrepreneurs, Policy makers, other stakeholders related to Millets and Students.

Abstract:Authors are invited to submit their abstract/s in soft copy for poster presentation not exceeding 250 words including title, author(s) and a�liation. All abstracts for poster presentation must be submitted to the Conference Secretary before October 15, 2013. Abstracts received after this date cannot be guaranteed for their inclusion in the abstract book.

All the oral presentations will be made by the invited speakers only. Authors of selected abstracts will be invited to send full papers. Full papers must be submitted before November 15, 2013. Full papers accepted for publication will be published with internationally reputed publishers as proceedings.

Awards: Awards are instituted for the posters from students and young scientists in order to encourage them to lead a bigger role in future research. Posters from students and young scientists will be evaluated by a panel of eminent judges.

Registrations would open on November 15, 2013 and continues till the conference day.

Conference Fee Before 15-11-2013 | After 15-11-2013

Overseas ParticipantsParticipant US $200 US $250Accompanying person US $100 US $150Indian Participants Participant ` 4000 ` 5000Accompanying person ` 2000 ` 2500Students ` 500 ` 1000

Conference fee includes: (1) Registration and conference documents; (2) Co�ee breaks; (3) Conference lunch on all three days; (4) Guided tour through the city of Hyderabad.Fees for accompanying person includes: (1) Co�ee breaks; (2) Conference lunch on all three days; (3) Guided tour through the city of Hyderabad

ContactsDr. J V Patil, Chairman Email: jvp@globalmilletmeet.com

Dr. B Dayakar Rao, SecretaryEmail: dayakar@globalmilletmeet.com

DeadlineStart of Registration : August 1, 2013Close of Registration (without late fee) : November 15, 2013

Last date for submission of Abstract : October 15, 2013Last date for submission of Full paper : November 15, 2013

Registration and venue information on the web :www.globalmilletmeet.com / www.sorghum.res.in

Registration Details

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Members of organizing committee

Dr. RP Dua, ADG (F&FC), ICAR, New DelhiDr. D Rama Rao, National Director, NAIP, New DelhiDr. AK Srivastava, Director, NDRI, KarnalDirector, CIPHET, LudhianaDr. Pitam Chandra, Director, CIAE, Bhopal

Dr. LW Rooney, Texas A&M University, USADr. PK Joshi, South Asia Director, IFPRI, Delhi Dr. Stefanio Grando, Dryland Cereals, ICRISATDr.Graeme Hammer, Univ. of Queensland, AustraliaDr. DAV Dendy, Head, NRI, Kent, UKDr. JRN Taylor, University of Pretoria, South AfricaDr. DD Rohrbach, SADCC, ICRISAT, ZimbabweDr. ML Gomez SADCC ICRISAT, Bulawayo, ZimbabweDr. Vincent Vadez, ICRISAT, HyderabadDr. RC Hoseney, KSU, USADr. NTU Bangu,Sokoine Univ. of Agri., TanzaniaDr. Dahlberg JA, NGSP, USADr. Chris Cogburn, Business Director, NSP, U.S.A.Dr. Michael Blummel, ILRI, Hyderabad

Dr. Ram Raj Shekharan, Director, CFTRI, MysoreDr. Kalpagam Polasa, Director, NIN, HyderabadDr. Alaga Sundaram, Director, IICPT, TanjavurDr. MN Singh, Director, DMD, DAC, Jaipur

Dr. S Prajapathi, Bayer Biosciences, HyderabadDr. S Sivakumar, CEO, ITC (ABD) KolkataDr. B Prashanth, Britannia Industries Ltd., Dr. Bhaskar Reddy, FICCI, New Delhi

Dr. A Padmaraju, VC, ANGRAU, HyderabadDr. SL Goswami, Director, NAARM HyderabadDr. B Venkateswarlu, Director, CRIDA, HyderabadDr. BC Virakthamath, Director, DRR, HyderabadDr. KS Varaprasad, Director, DOR, HyderabadDr. R Chatterjee, Director, PDP, HyderabadDr. VV Kulkarni, Director, NRC on Meat, Hyderabad

Dr. A Seetharam, Ex. PC , AICSMIP, UAS, BengaluruDr. MM Roy, Project Coordinator, AICPMIP, JodhpurDr. MVC Gowda, PC, AICSMIP, Bengaluru

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Payment through Bank Transfer-Particulars

Bank Name : State Bank of Hyderabad

Account Holder : SOCIETY FOR MILLETS RESEARCH

Account number : 52114970452

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