Volume : VIII, Issue : III, March - 2018

Millets: The Nutritious and Climate Change Compliant Food Crop

Dr. Charu Katare

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Millets are known to be ancient food grains which are reservoirs of nutrition for a better health. Once largely consumed in India and playing a key role in household food security and dietary diversity, during the last few decades, millets have been almost replaced by wheat or rice as the staple food grain. Nutritional quality of food is a possible answer to maintain overall physical well–being and millets offer better nutrition with various macro and micronutrients. Epidemiological studies have also showed that consumption of millets reduces risk of non–communicable diseases and several GIT disorders. Millets are known for their climate–compliant characteristics which are adaptation to a variety of ecological conditions, less irrigational requirements, good growth and productivity in low nutrient input conditions, not dependent on synthetic fertilizers and mostly remain unaffected by environmental stresses. It will be advisable to promote millet agriculture and awareness of millet nutrition for a healthy population.

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Dr.Charu Katare, Millets: The Nutritious and Climate Change Compliant Food Crop, INDIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH : Volume-8 | Issue-3 | March-2018

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