MILLETS FUTURE OF FOOD FARMING Water requirement Rainfall

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MILLETS FUTURE OF FOOD & FARMING

MILLETS FUTURE OF FOOD & FARMING

Water requirement

Water requirement

Rainfall requirement

Rainfall requirement

Cereal production - India

Cereal production - India

Cereal production - India

Cereal production - India

Area under cereal cultivation - India

Area under cereal cultivation - India

Area under cereal cultivation - India

Area under cereal cultivation - India

Millet meal

Millet meal

Advantage - Millets Grows on the poorest of soils No demand for synthetic fertilisers

Advantage - Millets Grows on the poorest of soils No demand for synthetic fertilisers Pest free crops Cropping system – multiple crops Baranaja, Saat Dhan, Pannendu Pantalu Produce multiple security – food, nutrition, fodder, fibre, health, livelihood, ecology Climate change compliant crops Increasing temperatures Increasing water stress Malnutrition

Source: Millet Network of India, Deccan Development Society – FIAN, India

Source: Millet Network of India, Deccan Development Society – FIAN, India

COLEUS – Pashanabedi (Kannada), Patharchur (Hindi)

COLEUS – Pashanabedi (Kannada), Patharchur (Hindi)

Hippali (Kannada), Pipali (Hindi), Tippili (Tamil& Malayalam), Long pepper (English)

Hippali (Kannada), Pipali (Hindi), Tippili (Tamil& Malayalam), Long pepper (English)

Glory lily, Agnishika, Gowrihoo, Akkatangi balli, Karihari, Agnijihwa, Agnimukhi, Sukarapushpika, Garbhagatini.

Glory lily, Agnishika, Gowrihoo, Akkatangi balli, Karihari, Agnijihwa, Agnimukhi, Sukarapushpika, Garbhagatini.

QUAILS First domesticated in Japan in 1595 Introduced in India - 1974 High nutritive

QUAILS First domesticated in Japan in 1595 Introduced in India - 1974 High nutritive value High protein, low fat Rapid growth Early maturation Short generation interval Egg production

Moisture Protein Fat Carbohydrate Minerals Quail 73. 93% 20. 54% 3. 85% 0. 56%

Moisture Protein Fat Carbohydrate Minerals Quail 73. 93% 20. 54% 3. 85% 0. 56% 1. 12% Chicken 73. 87% 20. 66% 3. 61% 0. 78% 1. 08%