Millets

Foxtail millet or navane was first domesticated in China and then became a cereal cultivated throughout Eurasia. In India, foxtail millet is still ...

Little Millet (Panicum miliare), one of the small millets, is called kutki in Hindi, sava (Marathi), gajro (Gujrati), same (Kannada), samai (Tamil)...

Barnyard millet has been mentioned in ancient literature of India. It has been cultivated in China for more than 2000 years. Barnyard millet is gro...

Paspalum scrobiculatum, commonly called Kodo millet (harka in Kannada) is an annual grain that is grown primarily in Nepal as well as in India, Phi...

Finger Millet, also known as Ragi is an important millet grown extensively in various regions of India and Africa. In India, ragi is mostly grown a...

Brown top millet (Brachiaria ramosa) is known locally as pedda-sama in Telugu and korle in Kannada. It is mostly cultivated in S.India, specificall...

Proso millet or baragu (Kannada) (Panicum miliaceum) is thought to be one of the earliest cultivated grains, likely preceding wheat. It's center of...

Pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum) is the most widely grown type of millet. It is called bajra (Hindi ), . sajje (Kannada), sajja (Telugu) and kanbu...