St. Joseph Vaz College, Cortalim organized ‘Millet dish making competition’ commemorating year 2023 as the ‘International Year of Millets’ on 30^th June 2023. The competition was organised by the Department of Botany in collaboration with the IQAC of the college. The objective was to create awareness of the nutritional value of millets and to provide teaching and non-teaching staff a platform to showcase their talents. Judging was based on use of millet as the main ingredient, taste and presentation. Various millet dishes like Ragi dodol, Bajra patoleo, Ragi tizaan, Ragi satva, Ragi and Oats Cookies were prepared by the participants. The winners of the competition were Ms. Viona Correia (First place) Assistant Professor in Mathematics, Mr. Ludiloy Pereira (Second place) LDC and Dr. Maria Cineola Fernandes (Third place) Assistant Professor in Botany.

Overall, the competition was successful in achieving its objective and provided a platform for the participants to learn and share their knowledge.