Green Earth to create 100 women millet entrepreneurs, hold Global Millet expos in Kuala Lumpur, Davos, Dubai

Chennai, Apr 15 (FN Agency) Green Earth Movement, jointly initiated by The Rise Organisation, the USA based Nanban Foundation Mothers for Mother Nature and DARP (Development Activities For Rural People) today announced plans to integrate India’s Millets and Organic products in the global Supply Chain. As part of this initiative, 100 women millet entrepreneurs will be created in Tamil Nadu this year and Millets expos will be conducted in Kuala Lumpur in July, Davos, Switzerland in October, and Dubai in December this year. Green Earth will also pool and appoint dedicated social media professionals and online sales experts to assist and support the Millet and Organic farmers and producers to reach their products globally. The Rise – an organisation of global Tamil Entrepreneurs and Professionals, Nanban Foundation Mothers for Mother Nature and DARP with deep stakes in Environmental and Social Governance launched the Green Earth movement in August last year. However the UN announcement of 2023 as Year of the Millets – at the initiative of India – generated impetus and tremendous spirit.

In the last three months Millets and Organics Fests have been organized by Green Earth in Tiruvarur, Kumbakonam, Nagercoil, Tirunelveli, and Virudunagar, mostly in schools and colleges, connecting more than 25,000 students. Events on a bigger scale are being planned in Coimbatore, Madurai, Thanjavur, Trichy, Cuddalore and Chennai in the coming months. The main highlight will be the Marathon Millets & Organics Fests to be organised in 100 schools and colleges starting from June this year. Yet another major initiative is to create 100 Women Millets & Organics startup entrepreneurs, Dr Gaspar Raj-Curator, Mr.Sakthivel Paini, Co-Founder, Nanban Enterprise, USA, and Ms. Preetha, CEO, Nanban ESG Solutions, USA, told reporters here today. The Rise and Nanban Foundation will identify, train, and part – fund to establish Millets & Organics shops all over Tamil Nadu. We will be seeking the assistance of the Union and Tamil Nadu governments to successfully implement this initiative. Good Food Alliance (GFA) will be the SPV for this initiative, they said. Stating that Green Earth is not restricted to Millets and Organics alone, they said plans were afoot to plant millions of trees, create small forests in partnership with Coimbatore based “Uyirin Suvasam” organisation. Similarly, propagation of Palmyra trees and products on a massive scale is also in the agenda, besides. So also Water conservation, Bio diversity, Environment and Social Governance, they said.