Until 15 years ago, residents of the semi-arid Vizianagaram district in the south Indian state of Andhra Pradesh did not cultivate any millets. For that matter, they did not cultivate any food crops. ...

Chikkamagaluru: Congress MLA HD Thammaiah called upon farmers to practise organic farming and urged people to consume healthy ...

"In the absence of supportive policies and sufficient investment priorities aimed at promoting finger millet cultivation and utilization, additional barriers to its integration into mainstream ...

In 2024, when food researcher and writer Shivani Unakar visited Maan taluka in Satara, Maharashtra, she learned from local millet farmers that insufficient rainfall had delayed the germination of the ...

The tradition of millet cultivation dates back more than 5,000 years in Mizhi county of Yulin city, northwest China's Shaanxi province. Known throughout the country for its glutinous texture, aromatic ...

KOCHI: About fifteen years ago, the Kondayyan of Churakulam Kudi (cluster) in Kanthalloor was forced to give up millet cultivation due to several reasons. He has, however, returned to traditional ...

Millet value-based products enhance enterprise opportunities for all. Young entrepreneur Grace Kikazi is adding value to millet making it acceptable to diverse groups of people. Grace Kikazi is an ...

New Delhi, Sep 8 (IANS) Even as changing climate conditions are threatening pearl millet (bajra) production, a team of researchers has suggested a re-evaluation of how and where the millet is grown in ...

QUINCY, MASS. — Bay State Milling has acquired CleanDirt Farm, an organic and conventional millet sourcing and processing operation in Sterling, Colo. CleanDirt Farm has been part of Bay State Milling ...

Finger millet farmers in Busia county display their mature crops. Linet Akamuran, a young farmer from Okemer in Teso South, Busia County, cultivates eight acres of finger millet annually, yielding 70 ...