Modi called on Indians to eat more "super food" Xiaomi to deal with malnutrition issues

Author:Global Times Time:2022.08.29

According to the Hindu Times reported on the 29th, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged farmers to use Xiaomi as the first choice of crops on Sunday, and called on the public to increase Xiaomi's consumption to cope with the country's serious malnutrition issues.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tu Source: People's Vision

Modi said in his speech: "India is the largest Xiaomi producer in the world. Therefore, the responsibility for the success of this initiative has also fallen on our shoulders of our Indians." He also said that the world's "enthusiasts in Xiaomi "It was heating up and reviewed the announcement of the United Nations in accordance with India's proposal and announced the announcement of 2023 as the" International Xiaomi Year ". The proposal has been accepted by more than 70 countries.

Speaking of his personal promotion of Xiaomi, Modi said: "In the past, whenever there were foreign guests, whenever there was a head of state to India, I tried to arrange the use of Xiaomi grown in India to make dishes, which is our banquet, which is our banquet, which is our banquet. Rough food. "

Xiaomi Map Source: Visual China

At the same time, he urged Indian farmers to choose to plant Xiaomi and try to explain the benefits of Xiaomi to farmers, especially for small farmers. He said that Xiaomi can not only mature in a short period of time, but also consume less water. In addition, Xiaomi's straw is also considered the best feed.

When talking about Xiaomi's benefit of human health, Modi said: "Xiaomi contains a large amount of protein, fiber and minerals. Many people even call it" super food "... In addition to reducing obesity, Xiaomi can also reduce people's body. The risk of diabetes, hypertension, and heart -related diseases. In addition, Xiaomi is also very beneficial to fighting malnutrition because they are rich in energy and protein. "

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi Source: Visual China

According to the Russian satellite news agency, on August 5th, Indian government officials acknowledged when answering Congress that the proportion of malnutrition of women and children in the country was very high. According to the results of the National Family Health Survey of India (NFHS-5), 35.5%of Children under 5 years of age in India have dysplasia and 32%of lack of weight. The proportion of malnutrition among women 15-49 years old is 18.7%.

The Modi government launched a "Poshan Abhiyaan" program in March 2018. By adopting collaborative and result -oriented methods to strive to improve children, adolescent women, pregnant women and pregnant women and pregnant women under 6 years old within a certain period of time Nutrition of breastfeeding mothers and other people. The Indian government allocated about $ 3 billion for the project from 2022 to 2023.

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