:: Indian Institute of Millets Research(IIMR) ::

Farmers from Tamil Nadu being briefed about the new millet varieties available, importance of millet gene-bank and millet value addition
The Institute Research Committee meeetings in progress
Meeting to draw road map for executing millet mission
ICAR-ICT roadmap workshop in progress

Announcements:

“XIV Agricultural Science Congress organized by National Academy of Agricultural Sciences, New Delhi & ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi from February 20-23, 2019” :: IIMR celebrates 4th International Yoga Day :: 2018 - National Year of Millets :: Important Notice reg. Technician (T-1) Examination - 2016 :: International Proso Millet Symposium, 8-13 August 2018 in Fort Collins, CO, USA ::

About the research centre

Indian Institute of Millets Research (IIMR) upgraded from Directorate of Sorghum Research (DSR), is the central agency to work on all aspects of millets research and development under the auspeces of Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR). While the main centre at Hyderabad campus is principally engaged in both basic and strategic research on millets, region-specific research and services are organized through two other centres - Solapur in Maharashtra and OSN, Warangal in Telangana.

About Millets

Millets are ancient Super grains the reservoirs of nutrition for a better health. Millets (sorghum, pearl millet and small millets) are the important food and fodder crops in semi-arid regions... More