About the Book: Millets: A Superfood for Sustainable Growth and Development
Millets stand out as a beacon of hope and promise in a time when concerns about
public health, environmental sustainability, and food security are on the rise.
These modest grains, which are sometimes overlooked in favour of more popular
crops, have exceptional properties that make them essential to sustainable
agriculture as well as a rich in nutrients staple. A possible threat to global
food security has been raised as the declining diversity of crop species that
supply the worlds food supply. Just twelve crops account for 75% of the worlds
food supply, with rice, wheat,