The edible cutlery products have been made since it is the international year of the millets
November 18, 2023 09:30 pm | Updated 10:18 pm IST – Bengaluru
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Visitors at Krishi Mela 2023, organised by University of Agricultural Sciences-Bengaluru on Friday, November 17.
Visitors at Krishi Mela 2023, organised by University of Agricultural Sciences-Bengaluru on Friday, November 17. | Photo Credit: SUDHAKARA JAIN
Of the many innovative products displayed at this year’s Krishi Mela at Gandhi Vijnana Krishi Kendra (GKVK) was millet cutlery. The edible cutlery products have been made since it is the international year of the millets.
“One of our innovations is the millet cutlery, where we can use spoons, bowls, and forks which are developed by little millets,” Bhavana, one of the students from the Department of Food Sciences and Nutrition at the University of Agriculture Sciences, said.
The team has also come up with products such as the pellets of aize, and basil pasta.
Another set of students, part of the Sericulture Department, have made specially crafted products using cocoon to make garlands, earrings, vases and sticks holding individual flowers. “By using the spinning wheel, we cook the cocoon and reel it to get silk,” said Ishitha, one of the students.
Rinku Varma, is an assistant professor of the Forest and Environmental Department. Their department has come up with a method of creating biochar. Biochar is made out of waste products such as mulberry or straw waste. The char is made by the pyrolysis of the waste products, therefore reducing air pollution by avoiding open burning.
Farmers can use this for their fields along with other organic products such as farm yard manure and vermicompost to improve the quality of the soil by helping the carbon sequestration and water-nutrient retention. “We are looking to help farmers in getting better yield while being an entrepreneurial entity,” Ms. Varma said.
In the second-dayprogramme of Krishi Mela 2023 of Agricultural University, Bangalore, the Chamarajanagar and Mysore District-Level Progressive Farmer and Farmer Woman Award and Chamarajanagar and Mysore Districts Taluk-Level for Best Young Farmer Awards were distributed.
Speaking of the Farmer Woman Award, Ratnamma A.V. is one of those progressive women farmers, growing food crops like millet with more emphasis on integrated farming. Her main occupation involves having her own cereal processing unit. Apart from grain products, she also makes various types of pickles gaining profit from villages as well as in a city like Bengaluru. She has actively participated in the Krishi Mela, by opening stalls and displaying the products she sells. She has also adopted chemical methods in integrated pest and disease management using biological pesticides such as neem oil.
Krishi Mela has had a total of 5.48 lakh farmers participate in the mela, and the turnover ended up being around 1.38 crore people. 9,620 peopl have also had lunch at the canteen of UAS.
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