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Changing Diets Create New Markets for Africa’s Indigenous Millets
Growing demand for gluten-free and locally sourced foods is creating new commercial opportunities for African millet, so...
Nepal’s Bhojpur Turns Local Millets Into Commercial Food Products
Bhojpur farmers are moving toward commercial agriculture as subsidies support processing, branding and marketing, includ...
Study Finds Optimal Water-Nitrogen Strategy for Sorghum Quality
A new Scientific Reports study finds that moderate irrigation combined with optimized nitrogen management can balance so...
UP Women Build ₹50 Lakh Millet Business From Village Enterprise
A 12-member women’s self-help group in Uttar Pradesh has transformed locally grown millets into a ₹50-lakh-plus enterpri...
Bajra Returns to Spotlight as Traditional Indian Foods Gain Ground
Traditional staples such as bajra, dal and sattu are returning to the nutrition conversation as consumers reconsider ind...
Improved Finger Millet Variety Gains Ground in Tawang
VL Mandua 376 is gaining farmer acceptance in Arunachal Pradesh’s Tawang district, combining early maturity, promising y...
CAZRI’s Pearl Millet and Desert Farming Model Eyes South India
CAZRI says its desert-farming expertise, including pearl millet innovation and water-management technologies, could help...
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...
Mexico Opens Sinaloa Sorghum Market to China
Sinaloa is opening a new sorghum trade route to China through a proposed deal of up to 1.2 million tonnes, creating oppo...
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...
Modi Backs Chemical-Free Millets for Global Export Markets
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called for chemical-free farming and stronger farm-to-export supply chains, positioning...
Millet and Sorghum Power Community Nutrition in Nigeria
Nutrition programmes in Nigeria’s Jigawa State are helping rural families combine millet, sorghum and other local foods...
South Sudan Traders Lose Sorghum Cargo in Nile Boat Incident
Leer County traders lost an entire sorghum shipment after a commercial boat was damaged along the Nile, highlighting foo...
Millet Exports Can Strengthen India’s Self-Reliance: Experts
Experts see expanding millet exports, value-added foods and new trade opportunities as important contributors to India’s...
Chhota Bheem Café Gives Kids’ Favourites a Millet Makeover
Hyderabad’s Chhota Bheem Café is bringing millets into child-friendly pizzas and burgers, combining healthier ingredient...
