MILLETS AND SORGHUM: FORGOTTEN FOODS FOR THE FUTURE

MILLETS AND SORGHUM: FORGOTTEN FOODS FOR THE FUTURE

April 5 2018 foodtank Millets and sorghum are grains that are nutrient-rich, drought-tolerant crops and can support communities around the world. The International Crop Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) estimates that more than 90 million...
Sorghum – a new hope in dry times

Sorghum – a new hope in dry times

While droughts devastate maize yields in parts of Kenya, IFAD supports farmers to grow more resilient crops, such as short-stemmed sorghum. In Kenya, 2.6 million people have found themselves short of food due to consecutive failed rains and a severe drought predicted...
Bringing back millets- the super crop of our ancestors

Bringing back millets- the super crop of our ancestors

A short history of millets and how we are recognising their importance in the modern context The history of food, especially in the Indian context, will be left incomplete without giving due importance to millets. As I explore slower and healthier lifestyle of humans,...
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