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Brazil’s Sorghum Export Surge Reshapes China’s Grain Supply
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Brazil’s Sorghum Export Surge Reshapes China’s Grain Supply

Brazil’s rapidly expanding sorghum exports to China are opening a major new market for growers while helping Beijing div...

Odisha Millets Mission Offers New Model for Inclusive Farm Policy
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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...

Sorghum Featured Among Cover Crops Promoting Soil Health at Husker Harvest Days
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Sorghum Featured Among Cover Crops Promoting Soil Health at Husker Harvest Days

Green Cover will showcase sorghum alongside 15 cover crop species at Husker Harvest Days, demonstrating how diverse cove...

KVK Reasi Encourages Millet Cultivation to Boost Farmer Income and Nutrition
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KVK Reasi Encourages Millet Cultivation to Boost Farmer Income and Nutrition

Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK), Reasi, is promoting millet cultivation and value addition across Jammu & Kashmir, encouragin...

Odisha's ‘Gurji’ Little Millet Folktale Highlights Traditional Climate Wisdom
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Odisha's ‘Gurji’ Little Millet Folktale Highlights Traditional Climate Wisdom

A traditional folktale from western Odisha traces the journey of the drought-hardy little millet landrace ‘Gurji’ from f...

Zimbabwe Projects Strong Growth in Traditional Grains to Strengthen Food Security
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Zimbabwe Projects Strong Growth in Traditional Grains to Strengthen Food Security

Zimbabwe expects higher production of traditional grains, including sorghum, pearl millet and finger millet, as governme...

Karnataka Farmers Urged to Shift from Paddy to Millets Amid Water Crisis
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Karnataka Farmers Urged to Shift from Paddy to Millets Amid Water Crisis

Agricultural scientists and officials in Karnataka are encouraging paddy growers in the Tungabhadra command area to adop...

Kenya Urges Farmers to Adopt Millets and Sorghum as Climate Risks Grow
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Kenya Urges Farmers to Adopt Millets and Sorghum as Climate Risks Grow

Agricultural experts are encouraging farmers to diversify beyond maize and adopt climate-resilient crops, including sorg...

Nandyal Administration Urges Farmers to Adopt Millets Amid El Niño Threat
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Nandyal Administration Urges Farmers to Adopt Millets Amid El Niño Threat

The Nandyal district administration has advised farmers to shift from water-intensive crops to drought-resilient alterna...

Delayed Monsoon Threatens Pearl Millet Sowing and Livelihoods in Kutch
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Delayed Monsoon Threatens Pearl Millet Sowing and Livelihoods in Kutch

A delayed monsoon in Gujarat's Kutch region is putting pearl millet farmers under pressure, with sowing windows narrowin...

Heat and Drought Raise Toxicity Risks in Sorghum, Farmers Urged to Take Precautions
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Heat and Drought Raise Toxicity Risks in Sorghum, Farmers Urged to Take Precautions

Heat and prolonged drought can increase prussic acid and nitrate levels in sorghum forage, prompting experts to advise l...