K. S. Khitish

Growth and instability in millet cultivation in Odisha (1981–82 to 2021–22): Trends, varietal and agro-climatic perspectives

Agriculture in Odisha is predominantly rain-fed and smallholder-based, with millets historically serving as staple food crops and livelihood crops for tribal and marginal farmers. Despite renewed national interest in millets as climate-resilient, nutritious crops, the cultivation of ragi, jowar, bajra and small millets...