Yogi government to promote ‘Shri Anna’ with millet recipe development and consumer awareness programs

Lucknow (ANI): The Uttar Pradesh government is focusing on Shree Anna recipe development and consumer awareness programs during the three-day ‘Shree Anna Mahotsav’ as part of the International Year of Millets celebrations. To encourage farmers to produce millets, the Yogi government of Uttar Pradesh, as part of the Millet Year celebrations, will organize a three-day ‘Shri Anna Mahotsav’ workshop and a state-level millet workshop at the Indira Gandhi Pratishthan. Lucknow, from October 27 to October 29, according to an official statement on Tuesday.
In a unique initiative, the Agriculture Department will organize Shree Anna Food Competition on Saturday to create public awareness about millet products.

Under the International Year of Millets, millets are continuously promoted as a healthy food option. The festival will involve the hotel and restaurant industry in exploring the potential of millet.
Besides this, they will also participate in three competitions for ready-to-eat millet products, live counters and bakery items. Representatives of hotels and restaurants will present their preparations at Chatori Gali on Saturday. A total of 25 posts have been selected so far to participate in the competition. The best three participants in all three categories will be awarded on Sunday.
In the Shri Anna Mahotsav to be held under the supervision of the Agriculture Department, representatives of hotels and restaurants will discuss the possibilities of millet products in the food industry. The Shri Anna Food Competition will also include millet dishes like Bajra, Kuttu, Ramdana, Jowar, Kodo etc. for the general public.

Also, this event will be organized at Chatori Gali before Krishi Kumbh 2.0, but the hotels and restaurants with the best results in the Shri Anna Food Contest will also be awarded. Its objective is to deal with the development and consumer awareness of Sri Anna cuisine. Lucknow Development Authority will also participate in this initiative along with the Agriculture Department.