The book entitled “Millets: The Wonder Grain (International Year of Millet-2023)” has been designed for covered all the aspects of Millets. This book covered varietal development in Millets, types of Millets, importance of Millets, Front-Line Demonstrations based on Millets, Cereals & Oilseeds, Millets products, recipe development in Millets, nutritional benefits of Millets, Training & Research on Millets. This book will be also helpful for Undergraduate, Post-graduate & Doctorate students. This book will be helpful to the stakeholders, marketing, researchers & other entrepreneurship enterprises for development of new Millets based industry. This book will be also helpful for other agricultural competition examinations like Uttar Pradesh Civil Services Examinations, Agricultural Research Services (ARS), Junior Research Fellow (JRF), Senior Research Fellow (SRF) & other banking services examinations’.
Dr. Amit Tomar Subject Matter Specialist (Plant Breeding) ICAR-Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Gajraula, Amroha SVPUA&T, Meerut-250110, (U.P.), India.
Dr. P.K. Singh Director Extension (Directorate of Extension) SVPUA&T, Meerut-250110, (U.P.), India.
Dr. Mahak Singh Professor & Head/Project Leader Linseed Cum Oilseeds (Section of Oilseeds) Department of Genetics & Plant Breeding College of Agriculture CSAUA&T, Kanpur-208002, (U.P.), India.
Dr. S.K. Khari Professor (Horticulture), Joint Director Extension & Nodal Officer ATIC SVPUA&T, Meerut-250110, (U.P.), India.
Dr. Bijendra Singh Professor (Horticulture) & Dean College of Horticulture SVPUA&T, Meerut-250110, (U.P.), India.
1. Nutritional Benefit of Small Millets : Food Security & Sustainability in India .........................................................................1
2. International Year of Millets-2023: Promoting Millets as The Nutritious Cereals ......................................................................17
3. Millets of India and Traditional Millets Recipes ...........................29
4. Indian Millets and Its Value-Added Products: IYoM-2023 .........37
5. Scientists Interventions for Promotion of Millets Farming in India : IYoM-2023 ..........................................................................45
6. Strategies & Plannings to Promoting Millets Production in India ................................................................................................49
7. Importance of Millets in Relation to Nutritional & Health Benefits ...................................................................................57
8. Health Benefits of Millets for Food Security in India ...................63
9. Health & Nutritional Benefits of Pearl Millet for Food & Nutritional Security ...........................................................................65
10. Pest Management Strategies for Inspection & Certification of Millet Crop ..............................................................69
11. Inspection and Certification of Millet Seed Crop in India ............75
12. Millets – A Nutri-cereals/Wonder Grains .....................................83
13. Economic and Social Impact of Millets: International Year of Millets-2023 ...........................................................................89
14. Hybrid Seed Production Technology of Pearl Millet in India .....97
15. Seed Production Technology of Kodo Millets in India ..............103
16. Hybrid Seed Production Techniques of Sorghum for Western Uttar Pradesh Region.......................................................109
17. Millets: The Future Food ................................................................115
18. International Year of Millets-2023: Millets Comeback ...............121
19. Significance of Millet Farming in India: International Year of Millets-2023 .........................................................................127
20. Significance of Millet Cultivation in India: International Year of Millets-2023 .........................................................................131
21. Millets – Good for People, The Environment, and Farmers: IYoM-2023 ........................................................................................139
22. Millets in India - Background, Types, Scheme and Advantages .......................................................................................143
23. Seed Production Technology of Little Millet in India ................149
24. Seed Production Technology of Foxtail Millet in India .............159
25. Seed Production Technology of Finger Millets in India ............165
26. Nutritional and Health Benefits of Millets-International Year of Millets ..................................................................................173
27. Seed Production Technology of Pearl MilletInternational Year of Millets-2023 .................................................183
28. Biofortified Millets: A Path to Sustainable Nutritional Security ..............................................................................................191
29. Physical Properties & Nutritional Profile of Millets ...................199
30. Millets: A Solution to Nutritional and Food Security Challenges in India ..........................................................................209
31. Millets- Nutritional Facts & Health Benefits: International Year of Millets (IYoM)-2023 ...........................................................215
32. Nutritional and Health Benefits of Millets: International Year of Millets-2023 .........................................................................235
33. Types of Millets, Their Health Benefits and Interesting Recipes ..............................................................................................239
34. Nutritional Benefits and Production Measures of Millets in India .................................................................................243
35. Millets and its Nutritional Benefits : International Year of Millets-2023 .........................................................................247
Appendix ..........................................................................................255
Abbreviation and Acronyms .........................................................271
References .........................................................................................281
