The correct answer is Millets.

• The Union Government of India has decided to declare 2018 as National Year of Millets in order to boost the cultivation of millets on a mission mode to attain nutritional security in the country.
• The initiative is expected to promote the cultivation of millets like jowar, bajra, ragi.

• The Union Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh while addressing MPs in a consultative committee meeting in New Delhi in March 2018 stated that millet cultivation has dwindled due to change in dietary habits and unavailability of millets in the country.
• As a result of this change in dietary habits and unavailability of millets, level of nutrients like proteins, Vitamin-A, iron, and iodine fell in women and children in the country.
• In order to improve the consumption of nutrients in women and children, a special focus on millets is given under the National Food Security Mission (NFSM) .
• Millets contain higher amounts of fibre and essential minerals. Barnyard millet, Kodo millet, Little Millet, Proso Millet are considered as the healthiest millet grains available.
• Millet is a rich source of potassium—a mineral that keeps human organs such as kidney and heart-healthy.
• It is also an excellent source of Vitamin A, Vitamin B, Phosphorus, Potassium, Antioxidants, Niacin, Calcium, Iron etc.