Traditional crops such as pearl millet and sorghum, which are better adapted to our climate, were in danger of becoming extinct, as farmers were tending to grow these modern varieties instead.

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Ballari Deputy Commissioner promotes millet cultivation for economic stability, healthy food habits, and societal health, ...

The fruits are also reported eaten, with the hard seeds reduced to a powder for baking into bread or mixed with Bajra (millet) flour. When eaten by sheep, the plant is reported to cause “big head” or ...