India, June 3 -- Experiences from India's strong push on promoting millets are showing that women have a fundamental role in driving the millet value chain through strong engagements at each step of the journey, from farm to fork. The conversation around millets is no longer limited to the promotion of the traditional grain that is loaded with nutrition, easy to grow, needs less water, and is resilient to extreme weather, but has moved to creating an ecosystem and bringing together a range of stakeholders. My interactions with government officials, institutions, and communities have been humbling, revealing the rich and contextual experience that India has to offer to the rest of the world and the Global South, on how the journey of mainstreaming millets is also a journey of empowering the community, especially women, while creating long-term food security....