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Saudi Arabia’s Jazan Preserves Sorghum Heritage Through Modern Farming
Saudi Arabia’s Jazan Region combines generations-old seasonal farming knowledge with modern irrigation as farmers cultiv...
Nebraska Field Day Tests Sorghum Varieties Under Dry Conditions
Nebraska's 2026 Sorghum Field Day will showcase 22 varieties alongside row-spacing and plant-population trials, providin...
Millet and Sorghum Acreage Declines as El Niño Threatens Africa
Millet and sorghum's share of African cropland fell from 25% to 17% between 2006 and 2024, even as El Niño increases dem...
Uttarakhand Adopts New Method to Boost Barnyard Millet Yields
Uttarakhand has introduced the System of Millet Intensification for barnyard millet, using fewer seeds and transplanted...
Kansas Sorghum Progress Slows as Dry Conditions Persist
Kansas sorghum development is trailing normal levels as widespread soil-moisture shortages leave only 27% of the crop ra...
Drought Threatens Millet and Sorghum Crops Across Yemen
FAO warns that exceptionally low July rainfall and high temperatures are placing Yemen’s millet and sorghum areas under...
Sikkim Trains Farmers in Improved Millet Cultivation
Sikkim’s Agriculture Department trained farmers in improved cultivation and crop management of millet variety VL 379, al...
Kansas Field Days Spotlight Sorghum and Pearl Millet Research
Kansas field days will showcase grain and forage sorghum research, pearl millet forage value, nutrient management, limit...
Weak Monsoon Disrupts Ragi Sowing in Karnataka’s Mysuru
A severe rainfall deficit in Mysuru is disrupting ragi and other kharif crops, underscoring the growing challenges farme...
India’s Millet Leadership Strengthens Its Global Food Role
India’s position as a leading millet producer is reinforcing its importance in the global food system as climate pressur...
Odisha Millets Mission Offers New Model for Inclusive Farm Policy
Odisha's millet programme demonstrates how farmer participation, women-led enterprises, public procurement and adaptive...
Tamil Nadu Farmers Seek Action Plan to Double Millet Production
Tamil Nadu farmers say expanding millet cultivation will require more than production targets, calling for assured marke...
6th Millet Festival in Nagaland Champions Sustainable Farming and Indigenous Crops
The 6th Millet Festival in Shamator brought farmers, women-led groups and agricultural stakeholders together to promote...
Foxtail Millet and Sorghum Forages Help Extend Livestock Grazing Season
Agricultural experts say windrow grazing with annual forages such as foxtail millet and sorghum-sudangrass can reduce fe...
Rising Demand Drives Expansion of Millet Cultivation in Nepal's Jumla
Farmers in Nepal's Jumla district are expanding millet cultivation as growing domestic and international demand for mill...
