United Nations has declared the year 2023 as

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Correct — A, The International Year of Millets. The UN General Assembly, acting on a proposal moved by India in 2021 and co-sponsored by over 70 countries, declared 2023 the 'International Year of Millets' to raise global awareness of millets' nutritional, ecological and climate-resilience benefits and to promote their sustainable production and consumption.

Why the other options are wrong — (b) No 'International Year of Wheat' has been declared by the UN; wheat has no dedicated observance year.  (c) The UN designated 2004 — not 2023 — as the International Year of Rice; a different crop, a different year.  (d) There is no UN-designated 'International Year of Oil-seeds'; this option corresponds to no real UN observance.

Concept: The UN periodically designates 'International Years' via a General Assembly resolution to focus global attention on a theme. Millets were chosen for 2023 because they are climate-resilient, low-water, nutrient-dense coarse cereals well suited to arid and semi-arid farming — relevant to both food security and climate adaptation.

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