Ragi Millet is promoted in the district of Kendujhar & Sundargarh for its high nutritional values with support from District Mineral Fund (DMF).Considering the dense nutritional value of Ragi it is chosen to combat hunger and malnutrition among the poor. IDA is implementing the program in Sadar block. The approach is to increase household consumption of Ragi coupled with increased production. As best practices; seed treatment, optimum time of showing or transplanting, use of bijambruta, jibamruta, Amrutjal, Handikhat were introduced. This initiative has encouraged utilization of hilly and sloppy land which was lying unutilized. Millet has emerged as a widely accepted supplementary food grain with manifold increase in demand. More than 1000 families have benefitted from this initiative with improved nutrition profile.
