AWARENESS AND CONSUMPTION OF MILLETS BY WOMEN–A STUDY ON COIMBATORE CITY

Dr. A. Kalaiselvi; Mrs. L.A.Razia Fathima; Mrs. M. Parameswari

Volume : VI, Issue : II, February - 2016

AWARENESS AND CONSUMPTION OF MILLETS BY WOMEN–A STUDY ON COIMBATORE CITY

Dr. A. Kalaiselvi, Mrs. L. A. Razia Fathima, Mrs. M. Parameswari

Abstract :

Millets are amazing in their nutrition content. Each of the millet is three to five times nutritionally superior to the widely promoted rice and wheat in terms of proteins, minerals and vitamins. The millet is highly nutritious and contains important amino acids and also has several health benefits such as anti–diabetic, antitumerogenic, atherosclero–genic effects, and antioxidant. Millets need very little water for their production and it is not dependent on the use of synthetic fertilizer and pesticides. In spite of all these amazing qualities and capacities of millet farming system, the area under millet production and consumption has been decrease over the last five decades. In this article we analyzed the awareness and consumption of millets by women.