Millets Feed the World
Like the family of pulse crops, millets are a diverse group of small-grain cereals. They were among the first plants to be domesticated, and still serve as a staple crop for millions of farmers.
The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (UNFAO) has declared 2023 to be International Year of Millets, because they are nutrient-dense, grow on poor soils with little inputs, and are disease and pest-tolerant or resistant. Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) refers to millets as “super-grains: naturally gluten-free, nutritionally dense …
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