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Enhancing Minor Millets Production by Addressing Barriers in Tamil Nadu

This study from 2007-08 analyzes the yield gap in minor millets production in Tamil Nadu. It identifies constraints such as marginal environment, poor returns, and non-adoption of technology, and outlines the advantages of minor millets, emphasizing their resilience, nutritional value, and multiple uses. The revival of minor millets production requires genetic improvement, resource management technology, and enlarging demand and market strategies.

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Enhancing Minor Millets Production by Addressing Barriers in Tamil Nadu

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  1. ADDRESSING PRODUCTION BARRIERS IN MINOR MILLETS V.VEERABADRAN

  2. YIELD GAP IN MINOR MILLETS IN TAMILNADU 2007-08 (Kg/ha)

  3. YIELD GAP

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

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

  6. 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

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

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

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

  10. INDEX NUMBER

  11. 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

  12. BROWN REVOLUTION

  13. THANK YOU

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