Thank you, Dipak, your help is most appreciated. 

It's normal on just about any topic related to food and ag to have a range of opinions. So it's interesting to read about some of these regarding millets in this feature article. I'll put together a short response, but note in the meantime that the authors incorrectly stated that the Year of Millets was declared by PM Narendra Modi's government, and no mention was made of the UN's role. (India was of course a key proponent in the UN for that  declaration). This simple factual misstatement would have been missed by the WSJ editors.

All the best,

Don

DO, EL, MI, US
NAMA


On Mon. Feb 26, 2024 at 11:42 AM Dipak Santra <dsantra2@unl.edu> wrote:

Don, thanks for sharing. I have attached the full article to share with the community.

 

 

Dipak Santra, Ph.D. 

Professor (Alternative Crops Breeding Specialist) 

President, International Broomcorn Millet Association 

Department of Agronomy and Horticulture 

University of Nebraska–Lincoln 

Panhandle Research & Extension Center 

4502 Ave I, Scottsbluff, NE 69361 

 

 

From: Collab <collab-bounces@lists.millets2023.space> On Behalf Of Don Osborn
Sent: Saturday, February 24, 2024 9:13 AM
To: collab@lists.millets2023.space
Subject: [Collab] Help accessing a WSJ article on millets

 

Caution: Non-NU Email

 

I recently came across reference to a Wall Street Journal feature article critical of millets that I'd like to read and probably respond to. Does anyone have access to WSJ who can share the text of the article (under fair use doctrine)?

 

"It's the World's Hot New Superfood. The Snag: It 'Has No Taste.'" By Shan Li and Rajesh Roy. Wall Street Journal. Oct. 20, 2023

 

You may write me off-list at don@milletsalliance.org

 

Thank you in advance,

 

Don