Is Fonio the Ancient Grain of the Future?

Is Fonio the Ancient Grain of the Future?

Read full article By Lisa Held @ Civil Eats Photo Credit: Civil Eats Yolélé hopes this nutritious, climate crisis-ready crop will compete with quinoa globally, while supporting smallholder farms in West Africa. Multinational corporations (and foundations) generally...
Know your Millet – Foxtail Millet

Know your Millet – Foxtail Millet

Read full article @ MOFPI Photo CrediT MOFPI through IIMR Foxtail millet is a yearly grass grown for human food. The oldest evidence of foxtail millet cultivation was found along the ancient course of the Yellow River in Cishan, China, carbon-dated to be from 8700 BC....
Meghalaya farmers are bringing back the ancient crop

Meghalaya farmers are bringing back the ancient crop

Read full article By Caritas India @ CARITAS INDIA Photo Credit: Caritas India Lang Pyrtuh is a staunch supporter of millet cultivation. He says, “Even if money started growing on trees or we have lots of money in hand; but still, we cannot eat money.” The 68-year-old...
NITI Aayog hails millet revival in Odisha

NITI Aayog hails millet revival in Odisha

Read full article @ The Hindu Photo Credit: Mr Prabhu Study shows 215% increase in gross value of millet produce per farmer householdOdisha has recorded a sharp rise in value of millet crop following provisioning of better marketing and consumption platforms of the...
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