Author: Earth Focus

https://idronline.org/article/agriculture/photo-essay-what-stands-in-the-way-of-indias-millet-revolution/ Despite strong policy signals, millet farmers lack the necessary infrastructure and support to address the challenges faced in harvesting, processing, and storing the grains. India spearheaded the United Nations’ resolution to designate 2023 as the International Year of Millets. This was in honour of the small-seeded grasses that have been cultivated and consumed in the […]

https://india.mongabay.com/2024/03/millet-tradition-loses-flavour-among-madhya-pradeshs-tribals/?amp=1 In the expansive compound surrounding Sundi Bai Uike’s hut made from a mixture of clay and cow dung, in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh, a row of 10 oxen stands tethered to a central pole. The ground beneath them is strewn with dry stalks of kodo millet. Upon command, the oxen walk […]