[A white background with black text Description automatically generated] WEDNESDAY, 18 OCTOBER 2023 | 12:00-13:00 (CEST) Join us virtually on FAO Webcast<https://www.fao.org/webcast/home/en/item/6289/icode/>, UN TV<https://media.un.org/en/asset/k11/k118bj2awt>, Zoom<https://events.zoom.us/ev/AhkGy0rt5SRF32ZDL9BpbV6ZK_Dwc4_5gGaFEOkH9lRgAQr83738~AggLXsr32QYFjq8BlYLZ5I06Dg>, and in person at the Sheikh Zayed Centre (FAO, HQ Rome)<https://events.zoom.us/ev/AhkGy0rt5SRF32ZDL9BpbV6ZK_Dwc4_5gGaFEOkH9lRgAQr83738~AggLXsr32QYFjq8BlYLZ5I06Dg> Interpretation in English, French and Spanish will be available In celebration of the International Year of Millets 2023<https://www.fao.org/millets-2023/en> (IYM2023), there will be a Master Chef Challenge during the 2023 World Food Forum Flagship event<https://flagship.world-food-forum.org/en> (WFF). Four famous chefs, representing different regions will engage the audience in a culinary journey that celebrates the versatility and nutritional benefits of millets. Get inspired by chefs Anahita Dhondy (India), Fatmata Binta (Ghana), Mokgadi Itsweng (South Africa), Rodrigo Pacheco (Ecuador). A jury, including Lynnette Neufeld, Director of the Food and Nutrition Division (FAO), chef Sanjay Thakur (India), chef Arlette Eulert (Peru), and Zengfa Ji, Deputy Director of the International Cooperation Division, Hebei Provincial Academy of Agricultural Sciences (China) will comment on the culinary creations made from millets, sorghum and fonio. Do not miss the opportunity to expand your culinary repertoire and taste the delicious dishes made from millets. Millets are a diverse group of small-seeded grasses, cultivated for thousands of years across different cultures and continents. Millets' diversity and ability to thrive on arid lands with minimal inputs make them a valuable contribution to healthy diets and nutrition in many countries. Let us embrace millets and their role in promoting sustainable, resilient and inclusive food systems for better nutrition, environment, livelihoods and production, leaving no one behind! CHECK THE AGENDA HERE<https://www.fao.org/millets-2023/events/detail/international-year-of-millets-master-chef-challange/en> OFFICIAL HASHTAGS: #IYM2023 #YearofMillets<https://twitter.com/FAO/status/1711773213628273038> [A plate of food on a table Description automatically generated]