Berhampur: Four members of a Women’s Self Help Group (SHG) from Odisha are participating in a five-day international food innovation exhibition in Paris where they will display millet biscuits and laddoos and describe its nutritional values, an official said.
The food products of millets, especially from ragi will be presented at the five-day SIAL (Salon International de l’ alimentation), which started on Saturday.
Around 7,200 participants from 200 countries are participating in the fair, where they will display the latest trends and innovations in the food industry. The women participants from Odisha will display different products of millet and describe its nutritional values, the officer said.
Chandrana Sahu of Chirikipada Sasan in Ganjam district’s Polasara block, Prema Das of Sundargarh district, Padmalaya Mohanty and Reena Bohaidar of Khurda district are participating in the event.
The participants from the state will display the ‘mandia’ (millet) biscuits, ‘pakoda’, soup, laddoos and others besides the ‘chuna (powder) and raw ragi, said a senior officer of the Mission Shakti.
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