Unlock the Secrets: Learn How to Grow Millet and Reap a Bountiful Harvest

how to grow millet

How to grow Millet: Millet is a crop that has been gaining increasing recognition for its nutritional value and adaptability. From its humble beginnings as a staple food in ancient civilizations to its current status as a trendy and nutritious grain, millet has indeed come a long way. In this comprehensive guide, I will delve … Read more

How Proso Millet is Good for You and the Farmers

Proso Millet

Proso Millet: Proso Millet (Panicum miliaceum) can evade drought by its quick maturity. Being a short-duration crop (60-90 days) with relatively low water requirement escapes the drought period and therefore, it offers better prospects for farmers of dryland areas. It is generally grown in the Kharif season but it can also be grown as a … Read more

Foxtail Millet Farming Technique for Better Yield in India

Foxtail Millet Farming

Foxtail Millet Farming – Introduction Foxtail Millet is one of the oldest the cultivated millets in the world. It is cultivated in about 23 countries in Asia, Africa, and America. The scientific name of Foxtail Millet is Setaria italica. In India, it is mainly cultivated as a rainfed crop. It is a self-pollinating, short-duration, C4 … Read more

Barnyard Millet Experiment shows hope of rich diversification in Koraput

Barnyard Millet

Introduction: Barnyard Millet (Echinochloa frumentacea) is widely cultivated as a minor cereal for food as well as for fodder in India. In India, it is grown mainly in Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Gujarat, Chattisgarh, and Madhya Pradesh. In Odisha, I have done a trial of it and want to share … Read more

Best Method-SMI in Finger Millet enhances Productivity

SMI in Finger Millet

SMI in Finger Millet: SMI stands for System of Millets Intensification. It is similar to SRI( System of Rice Intensification) in rice. This method of agronomic practice is to enhance productivity and to increase the production in Millets. Now SMI in Finger Millet is practiced by most of the farmers in Odisha under Odisha Millet … Read more