PANAJI
This year has been declared the International year of Millets by The United Nations General Assembly at the request of India. To create awareness about the health and other benefits of Millets, Directorate of Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) held Eat Right Millets Mela on March 25 at Inox Courtyard, Panaji.
The programme was inaugurated at the hands of Health Minister Vishwajit Rane in the presence of Director FDA Jyoti Sardesai, President GCCI Ralph D'Souza, Director Agriculture Neville Alphonso and Designated Officer of FDA Richard Noronha.
The second Mobile Food Testing Van of the FDA was launched at the hands of the dignitaries. The invocation song was presented by the students of Chubby cheeks school on the theme of respecting the farmers who grow millets.
FDA officials and the chef from Taj Vivanta Dwipen Goswami and his team and hygiene manager Dorothy Pereira were felicitated at the hands of the Health Minister for their excellent work in promoting millets.
Live demonstration on millets recipes, cooking competition for professional chefs on millets, workshop for self-help groups, supplying mid-day meals was organised.
The winner of cooking competition was Chef Denise Sequeira.
Debate on the topic of Food Safety Panorama of Goa was conducted by Prudent media.
More than twenty food stalls participated in the Eat Right Mela showcasing various Millet dishes and Goan traditional cuisine.
The programme was inaugurated at the hands of Health Minister Vishwajit Rane in the presence of Director FDA Jyoti Sardesai, President GCCI Ralph D'Souza, Director Agriculture Neville Alphonso and Designated Officer of FDA Richard Noronha.
The second Mobile Food Testing Van of the FDA was launched at the hands of the dignitaries. The invocation song was presented by the students of Chubby cheeks school on the theme of respecting the farmers who grow millets.
FDA officials and the chef from Taj Vivanta Dwipen Goswami and his team and hygiene manager Dorothy Pereira were felicitated at the hands of the Health Minister for their excellent work in promoting millets.
Live demonstration on millets recipes, cooking competition for professional chefs on millets, workshop for self-help groups, supplying mid-day meals was organised.
The winner of cooking competition was Chef Denise Sequeira.
Debate on the topic of Food Safety Panorama of Goa was conducted by Prudent media.
More than twenty food stalls participated in the Eat Right Mela showcasing various Millet dishes and Goan traditional cuisine.
