Why millets are so costly in India?

Simple, Supply chain…. Millets generally been staple food of farmers, urbanities usually ate Rice or Wheat… which has excellent supply chain from Processing to distribution. read more

In case of millets ( there are numerous type of millets) each type of millet need to undergo a different type of processing. It is not yet reached to the level of consumption that Rice or Wheat has, so distributing channels are not yet optimised that leads to more cost. read more

Millets can be used in the same ways as paddy rice or wheat is used. They can also be used to make variety of dishes like Upma, Dosa, Idli, Pongal, Biryani and many more. Some of the important millet species are. Finger Millet: Finger millet is originally native to the Ethiopian highlands and was introduced into India approximately 4000 years ago. read more

Here some interesting facts about millets other than that they are gluten-free, highly nutritious, millets need very little water for their production, short growing period under dry, high temperature conditions and that's why in India, Africa, Asia millets are more popular. read more