National food security through neglected millets promotion and production in India

Abstract

Current System of agriculture and food production needs to be reshaped because they are unsustainable. Neglected underutilized species (NUS) like millets can play an important role to that end, renewing and enriching food systems and making them more sustainable. Research on improvement of millet crops and agro-techniques was neglected till recently. There is no organized programme for production and supply of seeds of improved varieties. Here we have discussed several issues related to the neglected underutilized species with special reference to the millets.