At Sundarbazar in Lamjung one morning, students came out with spades in their hands. Some took millet seeds in their hands. And soon the millet planting started.
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One morning, students came out with spades in their hands at the premises of the Institute of Agriculture and Animal Science Studies (Lamjung Campus) located in Sundarbazar, Lamjung.
Some students took millet seeds in their hands. Some were in a hurry to take pictures and videos of both the activities. After a while, local farmers, public representatives and professors from the campus also arrived at the farm. Then it started, planting millet. Eknas kept watching when he saw the planting of millet.
On the occasion of the first National Millet Day, students studying on the campus, farmers, researchers, professors, public representatives, stakeholders in the agricultural sector gathered and planted millet. Student Nischal Ghimire claimed that by bringing all the stakeholders together, the objective of spreading awareness about the importance of Koda and increasing pride towards local grains has been fulfilled to some extent.
In collaboration with Lamjung Campus, millet was planted in the land of the campus under the joint project of Yuva Nepal for Community Transformation (YCT), Agricultural Campaign for Food and Sundarbazar Municipality. Sundarbazar Municipality Chief Krishna Prasad Koirala, Deputy Chief Bhawani KC, Chief Administrative Officer Ramesh Gharti, Agriculture for Food Campaign Coordinator Uddhav Adhikari, Agricultural Expert Krishna Prasad Paudel, Youth Nepal for Community Transformation (YCT) President Sahajan Niraula and others planted millet.
According to Sundarbazar Municipality Chief Krishna Prasad Koirala, it was said that injustice was done when the daughter-in-law was fed millet heap yesterday. He said that now the pile of millet gave him an identity. "The millet field has now become barren. We are inspiring Raithane Bali. We have not been able to do our best. If you can save Raithane crops by eating them, please contact the municipality. We will sell it," he said.
Lamjung Campus Head Dr. According to Ramkumar Shrestha, earlier, as soon as millet was called, it was considered as a food for the poor. Now it has become a khanki of the rich class. He said that now there is also a cash crop. "The millet market has expanded, there is no market problem, the demand is increasing," he said, "We are still dependent on millet that can be grown on our own, it is sad." He said that the government should come up with a solid plan to promote millet cultivation.
Uddhav Adhikari, coordinator of the agricultural campaign for food, said that millet has become everyone's friend. According to him, although millet has become famous as a medicinal grain in recent times, its cultivation has not been done in sufficient quantity. Student Pradeep Sapkota, program coordinator of the first National Millet Day, said that although millet is our identity and history, millet is being abused. According to
student Romina Sapkota, Millet Day was organized as a celebration of agriculture, food and cultural diversity.
Student Rajni Shahi said that on the occasion of millet day, people's representatives, local farmers, students, researchers and concerned agencies of the agricultural sector were brought together to spread awareness about the importance of millet and increase pride in local grains.
