Millets (/ˈmɪlɪts/)[1] are a highly varied group of small-seeded grasses, widely grown around the world as cereal crops or grains for fodder and human food. Most species generally referred to as millets belong to the tribe Paniceae.
Millets are important crops in the semiarid tropics of Asia and Africa (especially in India, Mali, Nigeria, and Niger), with 97% of production in developing countries.[2] The crop is favored due to its productivity and short growing season under dry, high-temperature conditions.
The term millet is sometimes understood to comprise the widely cultivated sorghum. Apart from that, pearl millet is the most commonly cultivated of the millets. Pearl millet and sorghum are important crops in India and parts of Africa.[3] Finger millet, proso millet, and foxtail millet are other important crop species.
Millets may have been consumed by humans for about 7,000 years and potentially had "a pivotal role in the rise of multi-crop agriculture and settled farming societies".[4]
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