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Another reason to celebrate bajre ki roti: Indian scientist wins award for fortifying millet -Sayantan Bera

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Dhanashakti has more iron compared to regular varieties of pearl millet. Scientist Mahalingam Govindaraj says about 10 biofortified varieties have been released in last 8 years.

New Delhi: Telangana-based agriculture scientist Mahalingam Govindaraj has won the coveted 2022 Norman E. Borlaug Award for Field Research and Application for developing a variety of pearl millet rich in iron and zinc.

The variety, named Dhanashakti, is the world’s first biofortified pearl millet or bajra which was released for cultivation in 2014.

“Govindaraj is recognised for his outstanding leadership in mainstreaming biofortified crops, particularly pearl millet, in India and Africa,” the World Food Prize Foundation said in a statement on 30 August.

It added that for over a decade, Govindaraj directed the development and dissemination of high-yielding, high-iron and high-zinc pearl millet varieties which contributed to better nutrition for thousands of farmers and their communities.

Govindaraj is currently a senior scientist for crop development at HarvestPlus, which works to promote production and consumption of biofortified staples. Biofortification is a process of selective breeding to increase productivity and micronutrient content of crops.

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