About the Crop
Little millet (Panicum sumatrense) is one among the minor millets and is a member of the family Poaceae. The crop is native to India and is cultivated for its small sized grain on marginal lands of Asia and Africa. It is a short duration, annual, tetraploid (2n = 4x = 36) crop of semi-arid and sub-tropical climate. The crop is loaded with nutrients and thrives exceptionally well under challenging environmental conditions like drought, soil salinity and even high temperature.This nutritionally rich millet is a low maintenance cereal that holds potential benefits for human health at minimal cost, thus ensuring dual advantage to mankind.