Pearl millet (Pennisetumglaucum (L.)) is the fifth most important cereal crop in world after rice, wheat, maize and sorghum. A resolution adopted by UN General Assembly on 3 March 2021 decided to declare 2023 as International Year of Millets. Millet has been promoted due its nutritional value low irrigation requirement. In this study, pearl was selected for energy auditing, production amount a ...

Agriculture has seen significant development in the last ten years, but it is also struggling with issues like starvation, malnutrition and climate change world. Millet crops from flowering plants of cereals belonging to family Poaceae or Gramineae (herbs). Millets are climate-smart that achieve nutritional security, develop sustainable diets, provide multiple health benefits, promote productio...

Background: Food security has been a target in India since its independence; the primary aim of food security is to ensure enough staple food for the entire population. Although substantial progress was made through the adoption of green revolution (GR) technologies and implementation of the food public distribution system (PDS), desirable food and nutrition security, as defined by the food and...

Minor millets comprise a group of cereal species that are genetically diverse and adapted to a range of marginal growing conditions where major cereals such as wheat, rice, and maize are relatively unsuccessful. Millets require few inputs and withstand severe biotic and abiotic stresses. They are also more nutritious than major cereals. Despite these advantages, neglect in several arenas has re...

Millets (including sorghum) are known to be highly nutritious besides having a low carbon footprint and the ability survive in high temperatures with minimal water. widely recognised as Glycaemic Index (GI) helping manage diabetes. This systematic review meta-analyzes across different types of millets forms processing/cooking collated all evidences. Of 65 studies that were collected globally, 3...