Did you know that millets like ragi, jowar, bajra were an integral part of our Indian diet earlier? Although healthy, they were long forgotten and replaced by relatively unhealthy staples like wheat and rice. But some traditions never die! These millets are making a...
Our world today faces a tough challenge: ensuring food security while providing a balanced diet for everyone around the globe. The figures are daunting: around 800 million suffer from chronic hunger and roughly two billion live with one or more micronutrient...
As population grows and yields get squeezed, a growing number of farmers are switching to practices that conserve resources, yet are more productive. Chitra Narayanan & K V Kurmanath report V Ravichandran, a third generation farmer from Nannilam in Tiruvavur...
While the crop’s ingenuity has become clear, it now needs customers For decades, the International Crops Research Institute for Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) has been working with farmers in Africa and India to develop crops that can stand drought and, climate-change to...
Each month we feature a different whole grain on the Whole Grains Council website, including information on its health benefits, cooking tips and recipes, historical/cultural facts, and more. Click to see the full calendar. June’s Grain of the Month is Sorghum. Ask a...
