Indigenous millet soon to become a lost crop in Sindh
July 8, 2021
HYDERABAD: Despite its value in terms of high nutrients, pearl millet is losing its importance in Sindh with farmers shifting their hands to more profitable crops including guar and mung beans.
Farmers in canal areas have started sparing small pieces of family land to cultivate new hybrid varieties of pearl millet on commercial basis, as it has high demand for feeding poultry and animals. They are cultivating millet after a long time, but the variety is not suitable for human consumption.
There are three millet hybrids varieties, which are being used for commercial cultivation, replacing the indigenous seed varieties.
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