Millets are a group of small-seeded cereals that are grown for food and fodder. They are rich in nutrients, drought-tolerant, and climate-resilient crops. Millets include pearl millet, sorghum, finger millet, foxtail millet, proso millet, barnyard millet, kodo millet, and little millet.

According to Assocham, India is the largest producer of millets in the world. In India, millets are grown in about 21 States. There is a major impetus in Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Telangana, Uttarakhand, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Haryana, and Gujarat. In India, millets are cultivated in an area of 12.45 million hectares, producing 15.53 million tonnes with a yield of 1247 kg/ha.

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