Crop: Millet


Crop Detail

Millets are a group of highly variable small-seeded grasses, widely grown around the world as cereal crops or grains for fodder and human food. Millets are important crops in the semiarid tropics of Asia and Africa, with 97% of millet production in developing countries.

Major/Minor Minor
Temporary/Permanent Temporary
Category Agriculture Extension
Type Cereal Crops
Crop Climate Title Sub Tropical
Crop Water Method Title Rain-fed
Crop Duration Seasonal
Crop Economic Title Food Crop
Crop Growing Season Kharif / Rainy / Monsoon Crops

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Millet Seed Varieties


Name Seed Rate
Seed Purpose (ان لاء) 3-4 kg per acre
Fodder Purpose (گاھ لاء) 10-20 kg/ acre