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Cover Story Nutritious Cereals: India Leading

MILLETS IN INDIA: FACTS AND FIGURES

n India produces all nine commonly grown n India exported coarse cereal products
millets and is the largest producer and fifth worth $34.32 million during 2021-22.
largest exporter of millets in the world. Coarse cereals worth $26.97 million were
One or more species of millets are grown exported in the year 2020-21.
in most of the states of India.
n India's exports of coarse cereals have
n India recorded a 27 percent increase in the grown consistently at a CAGR of about 3
production of coarse cereals in 2021-22. percent during the last 5 years preceding
2020.
n Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana,
Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, n Asia and Africa are the major production
Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and consumption centers of coarse grain
and Telangana are the major producers of crops. India, Niger, Sudan and Nigeria are
coarse cereals in India. major producers of millets.

n Under National Mission on Food Security n Sorghum and Proso millet (common millet)
(NFMS) program NFMS-POSHAK is being are the most widely grown coarse cereals in
implemented in 212 districts of 14 states. 112 and 35 countries, respectively. Jowar

n There are over 500 start-ups working in the and bajra cover more than 90% of the area
millets value-addition chain in India, while and production. The rest of the production
the Indian Agricultural Research Institute comes from Ragi (Finger millet), Cheena
has supported 250 start-ups under the (Proso millet), Foxtail millet (Kangni) and
Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana- Raftar other non-segregated millets.

The major millets grown in India are bajra (60%), jowar
(27%), ragi (11%) and small bajra (2%)

(As per 4th Advance Estimates 2021-22)

SMALL BAJRA RAGI JOWAR BAJRA

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