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2.1 Literature Review

Millets have longstanding historical and cultural significance in India.
Traditionally, there are multiple millets produced and consumed

throughout India. The varieties of millets that have been cultivated
in India include foxtail millets, pearl millets, proso millet, sorghum
millets, buckwheat millets, kodo millets, barnyard millet and finger
millets. From the production data, we can see that millets are grown
in three seasons in India; Kharif, Rabi, and Summer. The revival

of millets cultivation provides a promising start creating a dietary
diversity along with restoring the cultural heritage.

Millets are known for their high content of dietary fiber, protein,
and micronutrients, and their consumption is beneficial for human

health. millets are a staple food for lower-income people in Asia
and Africa. They are energy-dense dense, and high in other dietary
nutrition components, when millets are combined with other sources

of proteins they compensate and provide amino acids like lysine. The
study also concludes that future consumption of millet would help
developing countries in their industrial revolution (Amadou et al.,
2013)

With advanced technology, the yield of millets has increased to 82%
in finger millet, 95% in little millet, 83% in Kodo millet, 43% in
foxtail millet, 76% in proso millet and 82% in barnyard millet. Small
millets are cultivated for socio-economic benefits to the farmers
as they assure income and have low agricultural maintenance

(Michaelraj & Shanmugam, 2013)

India’s total production of millet has increased from 43059.45 million
tonnes in 2018-19 to 51323.8 million tonnes in 2020-21 registering
a growth rate of 7.49 percent in 2020-21 corresponding to 2019-20.

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