Abstract

The importance of Millets has been now well recognised not only by the nutritional experts but also by the policy makers. Hence, systematic efforts are now being made to increase the production of Millets. The year 2023 has been declared as the year of Millets. In this context, the paper tries to analyse the trends and patterns in the production of millets across the states in India based on the available secondary data. The paper finds that total area under millets and total production have been declining, but the yield has been increasing over the years in India.

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