Millet fest from tomorrow

March 10, 2016 12:00 am | Updated 05:44 am IST - GUNTUR:

The Millet Fest-2015, organised to raise awareness on millets, is being held at Mahima Gardens, behind Grand Nagarjuna Hotel, from March 11 to 13.

Faculty of Home Science, Acharya N.G. Ranga Agricultural University (ANGRAU) in association with Department of Agriculture and various private millet and food processing units will arrange stalls in the exhibition-cum-sale, said event convener and associate dean, T. Neeraja.

The millet fest would be inaugurated by Minister for Agriculture Prathipati Pulla Rao.

Festival aim

The aim of the festival is to explain the people on the nutritional values in millets and foster millets for good health, said Dr. Neeraja.

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