Increasing millet production in Nigeria

Published 2021년 6월 16일

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The global millet market is set to grow to over $12 billion by 2025, with increased consumption for non-food uses and health-conscious urban consumers. The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) is promoting millet to achieve food and nutrition security, particularly in Africa and Asia. ICRISAT is developing biofortified pearl millet varieties to provide more dietary iron in arid and drought-prone regions. However, millet production in Nigeria has seen a significant decrease due to production challenges and lack of improved seeds. The United Nations has declared 2023 as the International Year of Millet, focusing on raising awareness of its nutritional benefits and suitability for cultivation under changing climatic conditions.

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The bid to revolutionise millet and bring it back to the plate is being driven by enhanced seeds all over the world, DANIEL ESSIET reports. The world’s millet market value is projected to surpass $12 billion by 2025, according to the Global Market Insights Inc, a United States-based research organisation. Apart from this, the global millet consumption has been forecast to surge between this year and 2024. This is driven by the growing use of millet for snacks, which include flakes, cookies and chips. Besides, the non-food use of millet has increased significantly, especially as animal feed ingredient and as raw material in breweries and starch industries. According to estimates, about 60 per cent of the millet production is for non-human consumption. However, in recent years, there is a renewed demand for millet as food for health-conscious urban consumers. The Millet Market – 2019–2024 by ResearchAndMarkets.com projects that cultivation of millet, known for high nutritive ...

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