Millet is a very old cereal, still the staple diet of a large part of the population in Sahelian countries in Africa (particularly in Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger). It is resilient to climate change and tolerates poor soils, drought, and challenging growing conditions.
2023 has been declared the “International Year of Millet” by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization.
The exhibition provides a better understanding of millet and the challenges involved in preserving and developing its cultivation. It also illustrates how millet pervades, in various domains, the social practices within the Sahelian region.
Exhibition from November 17th to December 1st 2023, open during EPI Condorcet (Saint-Jacques de la Lande) opening hours: Mondays and Thursdays (1:45 PM - 6:30 PM), Tuesdays and Wednesdays (8:30 AM - 12:30 PM and 1:45 PM - 6:30 PM), and Fridays (8:30 AM - 12:30 PM and 1:45 PM - 6:30 PM).
The exhibition’s opening, on Thursday, November 23rd, starting from 5 PM, offers an opportunity to get together for a tasting and a storytelling reading session.
In 2024, the exhibition was presented from October 3 to 31 at École 3A in Rennes and from November 12 to 29 at Pont des Arts in Cesson-Sévigné.
Partners: AECIN Tarbiyya Tatali, Gorom Rennes Gorom, Burkina 35, Génération Verte 21, CCFD Terre Solidaire, Maison Internationale de Rennes.
