Soluble and bound phenolic compounds were extracted from different varieties of millet types namely, finger millet, foxtail, and proso millet cultivated at dry and intermediate climatic zones in Sri Lanka. The extracts were examined for their total phenolic content (TPC), total flavonoid content (TFC), and proanthocyanidin content (PC). The antioxidant activities were meassured by reducing powe...

Millets, known for their resilience and nutritional richness, have been recognized globally potential in enhancing food security nutrition. This review paper highlights the significance of International Year Millets 2023, a global initiative emphasizing role millets sustainable agriculture, security, We provide an overview millets, classification, profiles, distribution. demonstrate remarkable ...

PEARL MILLET Pearl millet is one of the two major crops grown to feed people living in the semi-arid, low input dryland agriculture regions of Africa and southeast Asia. People in northern Nambia are almost entirely dependent on pearl millet for food. Four countries in the Sahel of Africa, with a total population of 38 million, depend on pearl millet to provide over 1,000 calories per person pe...

Millets are extremely important in the African SAT (semi-arid tropics), produced in 18.50 million ha by 28 countries covering 30% of the continent. This is a significant 49% of the global millet area, with a production of 11.36 million tons by 1994. There are nine species which form major sources of energy and protein for about 130 million people in SSA (Sub-Saharan Africa). Among these, only f...

Background: Intercropping is an important aspect than sole cropping to address the issues of rainfed agriculture as well organic under changing climate scenarios and it also helps in maximization productivity profitability by efficient utilization natural resources like light, land water. Moreover, intercropping improves soil fertility through atmospheric nitrogen fixation with inclusion legume...

Functional foods are gaining popularity among group of people and millets have been considered as potential candidate for the same, Millets reported to be a major source nutrients because its antioxidant, anti-aging, antimicrobial, anti-carcinogenic properties some essential vitamins i.e., beta carotene (yellow pearl millets), niacin, riboflavin, thiamine minerals (Ca, Zn, Mg, Fe, Cu). found nu...

Millet grains have substantial benefits as a draught resistant crop, yield good productivity in the areas with water scarcity, possesses remarkable edible & nutritive values, and ease of processing & food manufacturing. Agriculture & Food security policymakers of developing countries should give due attention in promoting the research work & projects for studying the processing, food manufactur...

Minor millets are examples of underutilized plant species, being locally important but rarely traded internationally with an unexploited economic potential. In the Kolli hills of Tamil Nadu, India, a genetically diverse pool of minor millet varieties are grown by the tribal farming communities to meet their subsistence food needs. Most of these minor crops were not traded outside the farming co...

It is increasingly evident that new environmentally sustainable agricultural practices will be necessary to support an estimated human population of 9 billion by 2050. Considering the predicted climate change-associated events such as flooding, drought, increased temperatures, and increased soil salinity, it is critical to broaden our study and use of cereals and small grains. Millets offer sig...