Making it with millets
2013
By improving planting techniques and working with farmers' traditional knowledge for selection of higher yielding millets, villagers have been able to grow more food (up to 70 per cent more yield) with surplus to sell, increasing incomes by 30 per cent. To reduce the drudgery of processing, simple mechanical pulverizes and dehulling units were introduced and women trained to operate and maintain them; processing was reduced to ten minutes. By training the women in quality standardization, packaging and production, new millet-based recipes were developed for urban consumers and schools, which led to increased sales of millet-based products.
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