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	The '''Millet Network of India''' supports [[millet]] farmers. It was created by one hundred women who realised the qualities of the traditional crop.<ref name=citation>{{Cite web\|last=PIB India\|date=8 March 2018\|title=Nari Shatki Puraskar citation\|url=https://twitter.com/PIB_India/status/971642193403244544~~\|url-status=live~~\|access-date=21 February 2021\|website=PIB India via Twitter}}</ref> The group have helped village farmers to grow millet with low water usage and organic fertiliser while highlighting the injustice of government subsidies which encourage competitor crops like rice. It has received both the [[Nari Shakti Puraskar]] and the [[Equator Prize\|Equator Award]].		The '''Millet Network of India''' supports [[millet]] farmers. It was created by one hundred women who realised the qualities of the traditional crop.<ref name=citation>{{Cite web\|last=PIB India\|date=8 March 2018\|title=Nari Shatki Puraskar citation\|url=https://twitter.com/PIB_India/status/971642193403244544\|access-date=21 February 2021\|website=PIB India via Twitter}}</ref> The group have helped village farmers to grow millet with low water usage and organic fertiliser while highlighting the injustice of government subsidies which encourage competitor crops like rice. It has received both the [[Nari Shakti Puraskar]] and the [[Equator Prize\|Equator Award]].

	==Background==		==Background==
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	Millet is a traditional grain in India and the Millet Network of India promotes it because the crop will grow with less water than other crops. This is particularly apparent when it is compared with rice which enjoys a subsidy in India. Millet will grow on poor soil, it suffers from few diseases and the harvested crop can be kept for a long time.<ref name=ukg>{{Cite web\|last=Nagaland\|first=Anne Pinto-Rodrigues in\|date=2020-02-25\|title=Against the grain: why millet is making a comeback in rural India\|url=http://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2020/feb/25/against-the-grain-why-millet-is-enjoying-an-indian-revival-nagaland\|access-date=2021-02-21\|website=the Guardian\|language=en}}</ref> Millet can be fed with natural fertilisers, but not many farmers still grow it, stopping because there is little demand. White rice is more popular and rice growing attracts a government subsidy.<ref name=ukg/>		Millet is a traditional grain in India and the Millet Network of India promotes it because the crop will grow with less water than other crops. This is particularly apparent when it is compared with rice which enjoys a subsidy in India. Millet will grow on poor soil, it suffers from few diseases and the harvested crop can be kept for a long time.<ref name=ukg>{{Cite web\|last=Nagaland\|first=Anne Pinto-Rodrigues in\|date=2020-02-25\|title=Against the grain: why millet is making a comeback in rural India\|url=http://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2020/feb/25/against-the-grain-why-millet-is-enjoying-an-indian-revival-nagaland\|access-date=2021-02-21\|website=the Guardian\|language=en}}</ref> Millet can be fed with natural fertilisers, but not many farmers still grow it, stopping because there is little demand. White rice is more popular and rice growing attracts a government subsidy.<ref name=ukg/>

	In 2016, the network was campaigning and lobbying government to get millet recognised by legislation which currently excludes it. They wanted the [[National Food Security Act, 2013\|National Food Security Act]] amended so that millet would be included in the [[Public Distribution System\|subsidised food that is made available to the poor]]. The month long campaign was designed to end on [[World Food Day]].<ref>{{Cite web\|last=Kurmanath\|first=K. V.\|title=Millet Network launches national campaign to include grain in PDS\|url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/agri-business/millet-network-launches-national-campaign-to-include-grain-in-pds/article9114633.ece\|access-date=2021-02-21\|website=@businessline\|language=en}}</ref>		In 2016, the network was campaigning and lobbying government to get millet recognised by legislation which currently excludes it. They wanted the [[National Food Security Act, 2013\|National Food Security Act]] amended so that millet would be included in the [[Public Distribution System\|subsidised food that is made available to the poor]]. The month long campaign was designed to end on [[World Food Day]].<ref>{{Cite web\|last=Kurmanath\|first=K. V.\|title=Millet Network launches national campaign to include grain in PDS\|url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/agri-business/millet-network-launches-national-campaign-to-include-grain-in-pds/article9114633.ece\|access-date=2021-02-21\|website=@businessline\|date=16 September 2016 \|language=en}}</ref>

	[[File:Millet Sisters award.jpg\|thumb\|left\|A network representative accepts the [[Nari Shakti Puraskar]]]]		[[File:Millet Sisters award.jpg\|thumb\|left\|A network representative accepts the [[Nari Shakti Puraskar]]]]
	By 2018, the network had 5,000 members <ref name=citation/> and Moghulamma received the [[Nari Shakti Puraskar]] on behalf of the network on [[International Women's Day]] in 2018.<ref>{{Cite news~~\|others=Special Correspondent~~\|date=2018-03-10\|title=Millet Network of India's success story\|language=en-IN\|work=The Hindu\|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/sharing-their-success-story/article23022979.ece\|access-date=2021-02-21\|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> This is the highest civilian honour for women, given for an outstanding contribution to women's empowerment and presented by the [[President of India]] [[Ram Nath Kovind]] on 8 March 2018. The network was one of 39 recipients from all over India.<ref>{{Cite news\|url=~~http~~://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2018/mar/09/international-womens-day-president-kovind-honours-39-achievers-with-nari-shakti-puraskar-1784159.html\|title=International Women's Day: President Kovind honours 39 achievers with 'Nari Shakti Puraskar'\|date=2018-03-09\|work=The New Indian Express\|access-date=2018-04-04}}</ref> Moghulamma, who collected the award, was aged 36 and had become a full time farmer after her husband and his mother died. It was her mother-in-law who had got her involved with the Millet Network and she has gained attention for her success at organically growing millet. The network supplies advice on pest control and the organic use of [[vermicompost]], manure and [[panchgavya]]. In 2019 she went to New York to receive the [[Equator Prize\|Equator Award]] from UNESCO.<ref name=hbl>{{Cite web\|last=Roy\|first=Subir\|title=How millet farming empowers women\|url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/opinion/columns/how-millet-farming-empowers-women/article29965030.ece\|access-date=2021-02-21\|website=@businessline\|language=en}}</ref>		By 2018, the network had 5,000 members <ref name=citation/> and Moghulamma received the [[Nari Shakti Puraskar]] on behalf of the network on [[International Women's Day]] in 2018.<ref>{{Cite news\|date=2018-03-10\|title=Millet Network of India's success story\|language=en-IN\|work=The Hindu\|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/sharing-their-success-story/article23022979.ece\|access-date=2021-02-21\|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> This is the highest civilian honour for women, given for an outstanding contribution to women's empowerment and presented by the [[President of India]] [[Ram Nath Kovind]] on 8 March 2018. The network was one of 39 recipients from all over India.<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2018/mar/09/international-womens-day-president-kovind-honours-39-achievers-with-nari-shakti-puraskar-1784159.html\|title=International Women's Day: President Kovind honours 39 achievers with 'Nari Shakti Puraskar'\|date=2018-03-09\|work=The New Indian Express\|access-date=2018-04-04}}</ref> Moghulamma, who collected the award, was aged 36 and had become a full time farmer after her husband and his mother died. It was her mother-in-law who had got her involved with the Millet Network and she has gained attention for her success at organically growing millet. The network supplies advice on pest control and the organic use of [[vermicompost]], manure and [[panchgavya]]. In 2019 she went to New York to receive the [[Equator Prize\|Equator Award]] from UNESCO.<ref name=hbl>{{Cite web\|last=Roy\|first=Subir\|title=How millet farming empowers women\|url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/opinion/columns/how-millet-farming-empowers-women/article29965030.ece\|access-date=2021-02-21\|website=@businessline\|date=14 November 2019 \|language=en}}</ref>

	==References==		==References==

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[[file:Millet Network members.jpg|thumb|Millet Network members]]
The '''Millet Network of India''' supports [[millet]] farmers. It was created by one hundred women who realised the qualities of the traditional crop.<ref name=citation>{{Cite web|last=PIB India|date=8 March 2018|title=Nari Shatki Puraskar citation|url=https://twitter.com/PIB_India/status/971642193403244544|url-status=live|access-date=21 February 2021|website=PIB India via Twitter}}</ref> The group have helped village farmers to grow millet with low water usage and organic fertiliser while highlighting the injustice of government subsidies which encourage competitor crops like rice. It has received both the [[Nari Shakti Puraskar]] and the [[Equator Prize|Equator Award]].

==Background==
[[File:MILLET grains India.jpg|right|thumb|Indian [[millet]] grains|alt=refer to caption]]
Millet is a traditional grain in India and the Millet Network of India promotes it because the crop will grow with less water than other crops. This is particularly apparent when it is compared with rice which enjoys a subsidy in India. Millet will grow on poor soil, it suffers from few diseases and the harvested crop can be kept for a long time.<ref name=ukg>{{Cite web|last=Nagaland|first=Anne Pinto-Rodrigues in|date=2020-02-25|title=Against the grain: why millet is making a comeback in rural India|url=http://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2020/feb/25/against-the-grain-why-millet-is-enjoying-an-indian-revival-nagaland|access-date=2021-02-21|website=the Guardian|language=en}}</ref> Millet can be fed with natural fertilisers, but not many farmers still grow it, stopping because there is little demand. White rice is more popular and rice growing attracts a government subsidy.<ref name=ukg/>

In 2016, the network was campaigning and lobbying government to get millet recognised by legislation which currently excludes it. They wanted the [[National Food Security Act, 2013|National Food Security Act]] amended so that millet would be included in the [[Public Distribution System|subsidised food that is made available to the poor]]. The month long campaign was designed to end on [[World Food Day]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Kurmanath|first=K. V.|title=Millet Network launches national campaign to include grain in PDS|url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/agri-business/millet-network-launches-national-campaign-to-include-grain-in-pds/article9114633.ece|access-date=2021-02-21|website=@businessline|language=en}}</ref>

[[File:Millet Sisters award.jpg|thumb|left|A network representative accepts the [[Nari Shakti Puraskar]]]]
By 2018, the network had 5,000 members <ref name=citation/> and Moghulamma received the [[Nari Shakti Puraskar]] on behalf of the network on [[International Women's Day]] in 2018.<ref>{{Cite news|others=Special Correspondent|date=2018-03-10|title=Millet Network of India's success story|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/sharing-their-success-story/article23022979.ece|access-date=2021-02-21|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> This is the highest civilian honour for women, given for an outstanding contribution to women's empowerment and presented by the [[President of India]] [[Ram Nath Kovind]] on 8 March 2018. The network was one of 39 recipients from all over India.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2018/mar/09/international-womens-day-president-kovind-honours-39-achievers-with-nari-shakti-puraskar-1784159.html|title=International Women's Day: President Kovind honours 39 achievers with 'Nari Shakti Puraskar'|date=2018-03-09|work=The New Indian Express|access-date=2018-04-04}}</ref> Moghulamma, who collected the award, was aged 36 and had become a full time farmer after her husband and his mother died. It was her mother-in-law who had got her involved with the Millet Network and she has gained attention for her success at organically growing millet. The network supplies advice on pest control and the organic use of [[vermicompost]], manure and [[panchgavya]]. In 2019 she went to New York to receive the [[Equator Prize|Equator Award]] from UNESCO.<ref name=hbl>{{Cite web|last=Roy|first=Subir|title=How millet farming empowers women|url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/opinion/columns/how-millet-farming-empowers-women/article29965030.ece|access-date=2021-02-21|website=@businessline|language=en}}</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:Organisations based in India]]
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[[Category:Nari Shakti Puraskar winners]]

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