The Millet Reservoir
The Millet Reservoir
Millets are the indigenous crops of India. The most widely cultivated Millets in India are the Sorghum, Pearl millet, Finger Millet, Barnyard Millet, Proso, Foxtail Millet and the Kodo Millet. Millets were the staple food in India before the Green Revolution; the emergence of the Green Revolution in India introduced hybrid cultivation, which increased the rice cultivation in India that ultimately resulted in higher consumption of Rice than Millets.
In India, a cultural and class identity is always associated with the consumption of Rice and Millets, Rice is often considered the upper caste or upper-class food, whereas Millets that are also used to produce hay are considered the Staple food for the Poor, so the emergence of the Green revolution in India also created a revolution in the identity associated with Rice and Millets. A Cultural Approach to the Green Revolution will help us understand that the shift to rice consumption from millets is not only based on availability and production but also marks the change in identity and status in society.
The blog archives the patterns of the consumption and the production of millets and marketing and distribution. It also sheds light on the sensory details of millets. The blog significantly archives the two widely consumed millets in South India, Pearl millet and finger millet
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