INDIAN GEOGRAPHY

Detailed explanation-1: -Cultivation. Pearl millet is one of the two major crops in the semiarid, impoverished, less fertile agriculture regions of Africa and southeast Asia. Millets are not only adapted to poor, dry infertile soils, but they are also more reliable under these conditions than most other grain crops.

Detailed explanation-2: -Soil : Millet has wide adaptability to different soil from very poor to very fertile and can tolerate a certain degree of alkalinity. The best soils are alluvial, loamy and sandy soil with good drainage.

Detailed explanation-3: -Answer. Millets are known as ‘food grains of the poor’ because these are coarse grains. Further, these do not require adequate water and can be grown in infertile soil owing to its rocky or sandy character.

Detailed explanation-4: -VADODARA: Bajra-the poor man’s staple food in India-is nutritionally rich.

Detailed explanation-5: -Millet supply chain suffers from inconsistent supply and demand that prevents its commercial viability. While the lack of access to HYV seeds has led to low crop productivity, the lack of public awareness about nutritional benefits of millets has led to limited adoption of millets as a ready to cook cereal.