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Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Pranay Verma at an exhibition on “Food Security and Importance of Millets” at the Indian Cultural Centre in Dhaka
Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Pranay Verma has highlighted the important role of millet in ensuring food security, popularizing nutritional diet, promoting sustainable agriculture, and securing financial empowerment of farmers, reports UNB.

He noted that Bangladesh and India have immense scope to cooperate in the exchange of knowledge, sharing of best practices, and in the research and development initiatives related to millet, reports UNB.

The Indian High Commissioner inaugurated an exhibition on “Food Security and Importance of Millets” at the Indian Cultural Centre in Dhaka on May 21.
The exhibition is being organized as part of events to celebrate the International Year of Millet 2023.

Food Minister Sadhan Chandra Majumder was the chief guest at the occasion.

Robert D Simpson, representative of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in Bangladesh, was the special guest. Renowned agricultural expert of Bangladesh, Dr Mirza Hasannuzzaman, professor, Department of Agronomy at Sher-e-Bangla Agriculture University, delivered expert remarks as the guest speaker on the occasion.