The Hidden Side Of Millet Farming
From difficulties in processing crops after harvest to changing rainfall patterns and lack of policy and institutional support, millet farmers...
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More Climate Literacy Could Help Tribal Millet Farmers Adapt To Impacts
A survey among millet farmers in Tamil Nadu’s Kolli Hills found that most farmers believed climate change impacts all aspects...
Agritech Aims To Address Challenges In Indian Agriculture
Agricultural technology or agritech, is spearheading a transformation by addressing many challenges in Indian agriculture. Satellite technology to enable financial...
Millet Tradition Loses Flavour Among Madhya Pradesh’s Tribals
Reviving the lost tradition of millet in Madhya Pradesh is met with various challenges including the difficulty in processing and...
Reviving Millet To Reconnect A Community With Its Culinary Roots
With efforts from the women farmers of the Adi tribe in Arunachal Pradesh, traditionally grown and consumed anyat millet makes...
Adivasis Revive Millet Cultivation To Preserve A Fading Tradition
Millets have been an integral part of the adivasi culture and lifestyle in the Western Ghats’ highlands of Attappadi, Kerala. ...
Drought-Resilient Millet: A Pathway To Food Security In India?
The Indian government is making a significant effort to raise the profile of millet, an under-consumed, climate-resilient crop, both at...
How A Drought-Prone Maha Village Attained Agri Success With Millets
Delighted to have recorded an unprecedented harvest of 41 quintals (one quintal = 100 kilograms) of pearl millet towards the...
Resurrection of the Humble Millets: Cui Bono?
In recent times, the conversation around millets has gone from them being 'coarse' and 'rustic' to 'chic' and nutritious. Nutritionists...
The Millet Revival Can Overcome Pitfalls Of The Green Revolution
The Green Revolution, beginning in the 1960s, changed the landscape for agriculture in India and permeated into the national diet....
Farmers Turn To Millets To Fight Water Stress, Climate Change
India is facing a water and food crisis, exacerbated by extreme climate cycles such as the current heatwave, during which...
