Speaking in Hindi at the 22nd Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit here, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in Hindi that the bloc contributes to 30 per cent of the global GDP, while 40 per cent of the world's population resides in the member countries. He went on to say that the ongoing crisis in Ukraine and the global pandemic have led to disruptions in global supply chains, leaving the world facing unprecedented energy and food crises.
My remarks at the SCO Summit in Samarkand. https://t.co/6f42ycVLzq
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The Prime Minister called millets "superfood", adding that they could be a nutritious and low-cost alternative to overcome the food challenge. Modi went on to say that 2023 will be celebrated as the UN International Year of Millets and "we should consider organizing a 'Millet Food Festival' under SCO".