A farmer harvests millet at Ngaru village in Kirinyaga County. Many have switched to grow millet and not maize due to pest attacks. PICTURE: MUGUCIA RUGENE. Farmers in Kirinyaga have now turned to ...

Food and nutrition insecurity in Kenya has deteriorated with the number of people in need of humanitarian assistance rising from 2.1 million in August 2021 to 2.8 million. The National Drought ...

Linus Rothermich plays with his dog on the field where he plans on planting this year’s crop of Japanese millet. He grows the crop for seeds that are sold and planted elsewhere to support waterfowl ...

The United Nations has labelled 2023 as the 'International Year of Millets,' an ancient cereal grain that is considered low maintenance and drought-resistant. Himanshu Gupta Co-Founder & CEO of ...

Browntop millet is simple to plant, easy to grow and naturally attractive to doves, ducks and geese, as well as many other varieties of wildlife. By planting and growing millet on site, those managing ...

A grain that millions of people in Asia and India eat every day is almost unheard-of in Iowa, but a researcher at Iowa State University says it has the potential to make Midwestern agriculture more ...

Millet has been an important crop in East Asia for much of the Holocene, a period beginning about 11,700 years ago. To better ...

Millets, an alternative crop to corn and soybeans, is getting new attention in the U.S. The resilient grain could help U.S. farmers survive climate change. 2023 is the international year of millets - ...

For as long as I can remember, I have been serving millet to dinner guests, in secret. I fold it into mouthwatering desserts and delicate puddings. I pack it into vegetarian burgers and layer it into ...

Simple to plant, easy to grow and naturally attractive to dove and all sorts of other wildlife, browntop millet is a great selection for planting for use as a dove field come September, and keeping ...