The International Year of Millet 2023: A Global Initiative for Sustainable Food Security and Nutrition

Millets, known for their resilience and nutritional richness, have been recognized globally potential in enhancing food security nutrition. This review paper highlights the significance of International Year Millets 2023, a global initiative emphasizing role millets sustainable agriculture, security, We provide an overview millets, classification, profiles, distribution. demonstrate remarkable adaptability to diverse challenging climatic conditions, contributing biodiversity offering ecological benefits. makes them significant part climate-smart agriculture. enhance availability positively impact rural livelihoods economies, security. Our underscores superior content comparison other major cereals. shed light on health benefits associated with millet consumption, addressing hidden hunger malnutrition. Despite these benefits, face barriers cultural acceptance require improved processing techniques. Technological innovations could help improving processing, creating value-added products, while effective marketing strategies overcoming social barriers. Lastly, we discuss policy initiatives supporting cultivation particularly reflecting during 2023. Future recommendations sustained promotion are proposed, which include promoting as crops, farmers' access varieties technologies, fostering environment marketing, international collaboration research development.