IDRC congratulates Levente Diosady, an IDRC-supported researcher and a University of Toronto professor who was named an officer to the Order of Canada.
Promotion of indigenous and value added millet products through demonstrations, training, cooking competitions and messages through radio, magazines and newspapers have enhanced the knowledge and readiness to incorporate millets in daily diets to
Patents are pending for an innovative technique that uses nanotechnology to extend and optimize the use of hexanal to keep fruits fresh and firm longer.
Practical innovations are helping to increase millet consumption and farmer incomes by making it easier to process, sell, and consume millets.
The presentation outlines local and regional value chain development for small millets, where millet foods need to transform from "niche foods" to "mass foods." As part of a larger project, "Scaling Up Small Millet Post-Harvest and Nutritious Food