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Drought Raises Nitrate Risk in Sorghum and Pearl Millet Forage
Drought-stressed sorghum and pearl millet can accumulate dangerous nitrate levels, prompting livestock producers to test...
Millet Lessons Enter Pratapgarh Schools to Fight Malnutrition
Pratapgarh has trained 450 government-school teachers to educate children and families about millet nutrition while enco...
Rising Millet Prices Put Packaged Food Costs Under Pressure
Lower millet acreage and tightening supplies are pushing up prices of jowar, ragi and small millets, potentially raising...
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...
Kenya Collects Finger Millet Diversity for Climate Resilience
Kenya’s national genebank is collecting locally adapted finger millet varieties from farmers to safeguard genetic divers...
Millets Gain Ground on School Meal Plates Across India
Ragi, jowar, bajra, millet idli and millet-based chikki are entering school menus across India as states diversify meals...
ICAR-IIMR Trains Odisha Stakeholders in Climate-Smart Millets
ICAR-IIMR is training Odisha millet stakeholders in improved varieties, climate-resilient cultivation, processing and fi...
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...
Bihar Millet Value Chain Centre to Become Eastern India Model
Bihar plans to develop its Centre of Excellence for Millets Value Chain as a regional model, combining ICRISAT science w...
4,000-Year Study Traces Millet’s Rise and Fall Across Eurasia
A 4,000-year dietary reconstruction reveals how broomcorn millet spread across the Eurasian Steppe before climate shifts...
Zimbabwe Villagers Turn Pearl Millet Into Rural Enterprise
Farmers in Zimbabwe’s Binga District are processing pearl millet and sorghum locally, creating value-added foods, new in...
Seed Myths Could Slow Millet and Sorghum Progress in Africa
Confusion between improved seeds, hybrids and GMOs could prevent African millet and sorghum farmers from adopting variet...
Millet Prices Fall as Ghana’s Food Inflation Eases to 3.1%
Millet is among the staple foods recording double-digit price declines in Ghana as food inflation eased to 3.1% in July,...
Ukraine Millet Output Falls Sharply as Prices Rise
Ukraine’s millet production has fallen to around 60,000 tonnes, with tightening supplies contributing to rising prices d...
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...
