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DESCRIPTION:The Department of Bioresource Engineering invites you to attend
  a special presentation by team members from McGill and DHAN Foundation\n
 \nSmall millets are traditional food crops that grow well under the climac
 tic conditions of India. These grains are well suited to meet the dietary 
 needs of the population. They are high in protein\, micronutrients\, and f
 ibers\, and have a low glycemic index and no gluten. However\, production 
 and consumption of small millets decreased when highly productive cultivar
 s of rice were introduced in the 1960s when food insecurity was imminent. 
 Starvation was averted\, but the change in diet has led to high incidences
  of diabetes and obesity. The goal of this project is to promote the consu
 mption of small millets and to provide nutritious millet-based foods in In
 dia and beyond as a means of improving the health of the population\, and 
 to ensure food security for an expanding population within the context of 
 climate change and degradation of soil and water resources.\n\nThe DHAN Fo
 undation was established in 1997 with the mission of “building people and 
 institutions for development\, innovations and scaling up to enable the po
 or communities for poverty reduction and self-reliance”. DHAN currently wo
 rks with 1.2million poor families across 15 states in India on water\, agr
 iculture\, development\, education\, microfinance\, and grassroots democra
 cy. The Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU) is a leading provider of
  agro-technology for India and is responsible in large part for the modern
 ization of the agricultural sector in South India\, offering 12 undergradu
 ate degree programs and 29 postgraduate degree programs in 10 colleges on 
 7 campuses located throughout Tamil Nadu.\n\n \n\n \n
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LOCATION:R2-046\, Raymond Building\, CA\, QC\, St Anne de Bellevue\, H9X 3V
 9\, 21111 Lakeshore Road
SUMMARY:Scaling up Small Millet Post-harvest and Nutritious Food Products P
 roject in India
URL:https://www.mcgill.ca/macdonald/channels/event/scaling-small-millet-pos
 t-harvest-and-nutritious-food-products-project-india-285767
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