Never in human history have so many lived in water-limited environments. Never in human history has water waste been concentrated on such few crops.Transition to drought tolerant millets is not only ...

Certain millets can help you combat summer stress. Dr. Kruti S. Dhirwani explains which millet varieties can benefit you and how to incorporate them into your diet.

Proso millet, a crop that makes more grain from less water than any other, has been neglected by the seed industry for many years. But that is starting to change. In the summer of 2021 farmers across ...

GENESEE, Idaho — Eric Odberg walked through his millet field on an autumn day. The crop glowed a golden bronze in the late afternoon sun. Odberg had planted the millet in June and would harvest it in ...

Over 1,200 farmers in Busia County have resolved to revive finger millet farming following the introduction of early maturing varieties. The farmers drawn from 300 groups said the new varieties, ...

Italian gluten-free specialist Dr. Schär is investing in new millet varieties with improved nutritional characteristics and better adapted to changing environment, FoodNavigator hears. The Food & ...

The UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has declared 2023 the international year of millets, praising the grain’s ability to grow in arid soil with minimal inputs. For many farmers, 2023 ...

This small whole grain offers a powerful nutritional punch. “Millet is a starchy, gluten-free grain that is packed with vitamins and minerals like calcium, phosphorus, and magnesium,” says Samantha ...

Finger millet farmers in Busia county display their mature crops. Linet Akamuran, a young farmer from Okemer in Teso South, Busia County, cultivates eight acres of finger millet annually, yielding 70 ...

In the semi-arid tropics of Asia and Africa, conditions can be difficult for crops. Plants need to have short growing seasons, survive on poor soils and tolerate environmental stresses. Enter, the ...