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Nutritious Cereals: India Leading Cover Story

TYPES OF MILLET

PEARL MILLET PENNISETUM
GLAUCUM .L

SORGHUM SORGHUM
BICOLOUR

FINGER MILLET ELEUSINE
CORACANA INCREASE IN PRODUCTION

OF COARSE CEREALS AND
SMALL MILLETS MINIMUM SUPPORT PRICE

FOXTAIL MILLET SETARIA ITALIC Due to the efforts made by the
Central Government, there has been a
ECHINOCHLOA significant increase in the production
BARNYARD FRUMENTACEA of coarse cereals in the recent years.
MILLET
Effective efforts have been made
PASPALUM over the years to correct the demand-
KODO MILLET SCROBICULATUM supply imbalance, to encourage
farmers to take up cultivation of
PANICUM coarse cereals in larger areas, to adopt
PROSO MILLET MILIACEUM L best technologies and agricultural

practices in production. There has
LITTLE MILLET PANICUM been a significant increase in the
SUMATRENSE minimum support price of coarse
cereals.

TWO PSEUDO

MILLETS their products around the world and turn them
into a people's movement.
During the International Year of Millets , millet
production, consumption, and demand will all rise.
BUCK FAGOPYRUM India will emerge as the world's largest exporter,
WHEAT(KUTTU) ESCULENTUM which will be nothing short of a gift to humanity.
Millets have long been a part of Indian agriculture,

AMARANTHUS AMARANTHUS culture, and civilization. The Vedas also make
mention of coarse grains. Millet can be found in
(CHAULAI) VIRIDIS food and drink in every part of the country. Millets,
like cultures, have a wide range of varieties. When
India declares the International Year of Millets , it
becomes the responsibility of the entire country
to make it a mass movement.
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