Millets turn panacea for diabetics        

Millets turn panacea for diabetics        

Read full article By K Shiv Shanker@The Hindu Photo Credit: ICRISAT Study finds daily consumption reduces the blood glucose levels The word ‘millets’ has become synonymous with healthy food. Recently, it has been found that this food option reduces the risk of Type-2...
Small millets can help fight food insecurity during pandemics

Small millets can help fight food insecurity during pandemics

Read full article By Suma Mani @ Research Matters Photo Credit:T K Naliaka via Wikimedia Commons The recent COVID-19 pandemic has posed several challenges in various walks of life, adding to the hunger crisis already faced by millions worldwide. Did you know that in...
Traditional millet cultivation by Gonds needs revival

Traditional millet cultivation by Gonds needs revival

Read full article By Saurav Verma@ Village Square Photo Credit: Saurav Verma The Gond tribes, custodians of agro-biodiversity in central India, have traditionally grown millets that are suited to local climate and terrain. The dying practice needs revival and...
Millets have a field day again in the Nilgiris

Millets have a field day again in the Nilgiris

Read full article ByShantha Thiagarajan @ The Times of India Photo Credit:/Thinkstock The Nilgiris of in the present day could also be identified for tea and English greens, however earlier than it was colonised and the British introduced these the indigenous crop of...
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