Millets Are Making a Comeback in India

These hardy, drought-resistant and nutritious grains disappeared from fields in the 1960s. Now, the country is working to revive them.

Millets Are Making a Comeback in India

These hardy, drought-resistant and nutritious grains disappeared from fields in the 1960s. Now, the country is working to revive them.

Courtesy of the Indian Institute of Millets Research

The Millet Beer Project is exploring the potential of millets as brewing ingredients for Indian craft beer.

Charukesi reports on culture, conservation, development and gender issues for BBC, National Geographic, The Guardian, The Christian Science Monitor, Nikkei Asia and South China Morning Post, among other publications. Read more at charukesi.com.

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