National Cooperative Spice Fair 2025 Highlights Local Products in Jaipur
| Event | Details |
|---|---|
| Event Name | National Cooperative Spice Fair 2025 |
| Organizers | Rajasthan Cooperative Department and Rajasthan State Cooperative Consumer Federation |
| Venue | Jawahar Kala Kendra, Jaipur |
| Key Highlights | - Showcased healthy and traditional spices, millet products, and other cooperative products. |
| - Millet grains (Shree Anna) products were a special attraction. | |
| - Participation by self-help groups, cooperative consumer associations, and local producers. | |
| - Aimed at providing consumers access to pure, high-quality, and healthy products directly. | |
| - Promotes employment and economic empowerment at the local level. | |
| Millets | - Definition: Small-seeded grasses cultivated as grain crops in dry areas. |
| - Common Millets in India: Ragi (Finger millet), Jowar (Sorghum), Sama (Little millet), Bajra (Pearl millet), Variga (Proso millet). | |
| - Production: India is the largest producer, followed by Niger and China. | |
| - Promotion: 2023 was declared the International Year of Millets by the FAO. India promotes millets under the National Food Security Mission. |