ADDRESSING PRODUCTION BARRIERS IN MINOR MILLETS V.VEERABADRAN

YIELD GAP IN MINOR MILLETS IN TAMILNADU (Kg/ha) CropVarietyPotentialActual FoxtailCo KodoAPK LittleCo BarnyardCo KV NA ProsoTNAU NA

YIELD GAP YIELD LEVEL PotentialAchievable/ Experimental Actual / Farm FACTORSPlant Soil Climate Soil Climate Resource management Biotic /Abiotic stress Socio- economic

PRODUCTION CONSTRAINTS Marginal environment Poor returns Local varieties & traditional management Non-adoption of technology Poor promotion

Production constraints Drudgery in processing Consumption associated with poverty Reduced demand due to shifts in consumption habits Lack of government initiatives

IN FAVOUR OF MINOR MILLETS Resilience to thrive in harsh environment Nutritious and health food Multiple use as food, feed, fodder, neutraceutical, industrial, soil health Short duration C4 crops for arid and semiarid tracts Climate change ready crops Crops for agro-biodiversity

REQUIREMENTS FOR REVIVAL Genetic Improvement Resource management technology Enlarging demand and market

RESOURCE MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGY Conflict of interest constraint visualisation more grain per unit area, time, water and energy

Best suited agro- ecosystem Culturable wastelands Cultural management Best cropping system Low input, Low or no cost technology Organic production

INDEX NUMBER CropAREA PRODUCTIVITY Foxtail millet Kodo millet Little millet

ENLARGING DEMAND AND MARKET Value addition Cattle and poultry feed Industrial use Expand consumption zone Sell in PDS Nutrition and Health foods Integration of all aspects Change in nomenclature Link up with other partners

BROWN REVOLUTION

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