‘Shri Anna’, the world’s first sherbet prepared from grains including millet, jowar, ragi, became a center of attraction for foreign guests. ‘Shri Anna’, the world’s first sherbet prepared from grains including millet, sorghum, ragi, became a center of attraction for foreign guests.

In connection with the G20 Business Summit held in the premises of Statue of Unity, Ektanagar, in the premises of The Fern Hotel, stalls of Indian traditional food ‘Sri Anna’, tea and coffee with different types of spices and spices were set up and presented to the foreign delegates to bring different types of ‘wide variety’ to the countries of the world. A planned effort has been made by ‘Ministry of Industries – Team Gujarat’.

This year the whole world including India is celebrating as International Year of Millets. At this exhibition, the Agriculture and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) set up a stall of Indian traditional food ‘Shri Anna’. Here, the world’s first sherbet prepared from grains including millet, jowar, ragi has become a center of attraction for foreign guests.

Gujarat-Rajasthan Regional President of APEDA Chandrasekhar Dudheja while interacting with the media said that the amount of modern products has increased in a few years. We are working to bring millets to people’s food by encouraging farmers for Indian traditional farming. Millets has prepared products like rava-idli-dosa, biscuits in the form of breakfast by adding value to meals.

These snacks can also be used as an ideal snack when children today are attracted to the outdoors. The demand of millets is also increasing in countries like Europe, America, Japan. These stalls are representing India. There is an intention to encourage the farmers of India to cultivate this type of grain, to produce more. Farmers will get a bigger market with this initiative.

At one time India was hailed as Sone Ki Chidiya. Rich in spices, India was established as a prosperous country. A stall was also set up by the Spices Board. Rakesh Patel, representative of the stall, says, “We encourage farmers for production of various spices and organic farming. 63 percent of the country’s spices are exported to other countries. In which the most exports are to countries like China and America.

The 3rd meeting of G20 is being held with the theme of ‘Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam’ in the presence of Special Secretaries of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India and delegates from home and abroad. Then these stalls have proved to be a beautiful platform to carry forward the concept of ODOP (One District One Product) as well as embodying the slogan of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Local for Vocal.