Read full article By Aditya Rup @ ScitechDaily Photo Credit: M. Vetriventhan, ICRISAT In the semi-arid tropics of Asia and Africa, conditions can be difficult for crops. Plants need to have short growing seasons, survive on poor soils and tolerate environmental...
Read full article By Rekha Balakrishnan @ HerStory Photo Credit: Slurrp Started by Shauravi Malik, Meghana Narayan, and Umang Bhattacharyya, Slurrp Farm offers healthy and preservative-free snack options for children made from traditional grains. The brand has seen 3x...
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....
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...
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...
