"In the absence of supportive policies and sufficient investment priorities aimed at promoting finger millet cultivation and utilization, additional barriers to its integration into mainstream ...
Finger millet, a nutritious grain with a low glycemic index, is gaining popularity due to its health benefits for diabetes management. With over 130 million adults in the US estimated to have diabetes ...
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 ...
A study published in PLOS ONE by members of the CaSEs research group of the UPF Department of Humanities demonstrates how traditional small-scale rainfed agriculture provides information on ...
Finger millet blast caused by Pyricularia oryzae is the most globally important disease of finger millet. The disease ravages cultivated finger millet, posing a threat to one of the world’s most ...
Collector C. Dinesh Kumar inaugurates District-level Millet Festival in Krishnagiri, promoting millet cultivation and nutrition benefits.
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 ...