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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Heat and prolonged drought can increase prussic acid and nitrate levels in sorghum forage, prompting experts to advise l...
Good Rains Boost Pearl Millet Sowing in Nashik, Farmers Remain Wary of Dry Spell
Favourable monsoon showers have accelerated kharif sowing in Maharashtra's Nashik district, with pearl millet among the...
Telangana Urges Farmers to Shift to Millets as Severe Drought Threat Looms
Telangana Agriculture Minister Tummala Nageswara Rao has urged farmers to adopt millets, pulses and other low-water crop...
Drought Destroys Finger Millet Crops, Deepening Food Crisis in South Sudan
A prolonged drought in South Sudan's Eastern Equatoria State has devastated finger millet and other staple crops, leavin...
Kharif Millet Sowing Improves After Rains but Still Trails Last Year's Levels
Fresh monsoon rains have accelerated Kharif sowing across India, but acreage under millets including bajra, jowar, and r...
SKUAST-K Conducts Millet Awareness and Training Programme for Farmers in Gurez
SKUAST-K's Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Gurez, organized a millet awareness and training programme to promote climate-resilient...
