Author(s):
Bukola Adebayo
Roli Srivastava
From India to Lagos, can 'superfood' millet make climate comeback?
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Millet is being touted for its drought resilience and nutritional value but a sustained comeback depends on consumer acceptance
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A farming revolution in the 1960s saw policies supporting rice and wheat crops and their sale at guaranteed prices, which shrank millet's share in India's grain basket to about 6% today compared with 20% in the 1950s.
But millets are now being dubbed a saviour crop as climate change impacts - including harsher heat, drought and floods, which can slash harvests, spur new pests and accelerate food waste - become a major emerging threat to global food security.
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