Question

Why and where millets are cultivated?

Answer 1

Millets (/ˈmɪlɪts/)[1] are a group of highly variable small-seeded grasses, widely grown around the world as cereal crops or grains for fodder and human food. Millets are important crops in the semiarid tropics of Asia and Africa (especially in India, Mali, Nigeria, and Niger), with 97% of millet production in developing countries.[2] The crop is favored due to its productivity and short growing season under dry, high-temperature conditions.

Millets are indigenous to many parts of the world.[3] The most widely grown millet is pearl millet, which is an important crop in India and parts of Africa.[4] Finger millet, proso millet, and foxtail millet are also important crop species.

Millets may have been consumed by humans for some 7,000 years, and potentially had "a pivotal role in the rise of multi-crop agriculture and settled farming societies".[5]

Answer 2

Millets are cultivated by humans in India from prehistoric times since 8000 B.C.

Explanation:

• Millets are generally called as mixed crop and it is cultivated in "low rain fall regions".
• After the green revolution production of wheat and rice is globally increased, so growing of millets are reduced.
• Due to the health effects, production of millets are increasing day by day.
• Most of the millets are grown in our country, and it taking short duration for harvesting. The widely growing millets are sorghum millet and finger millet.