MilletStats.com is a comprehensive database of millets.

The Website is developed under the project “Development of National Database and establishing benchmarks for production, consumption, and utilization of millets” headed by Dr B Dayakar Rao, PI of the Project and Principal Scientist, ICAR-IIMR, Hyderabad. Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare through National Food Security Mission has provided the financial support to the project.

Sorghum (Jowar)

English: Sorghum
Bengali : Jowar
Gujarati : Jowari, Juar
Hindi : Jowari, Juar
Kannada : Jola

Pearl Millet (Bajra)

English :Pearl Millet
Bengali : Bajra
Gujarati : Bajri
Hindi : Bajra
Kannada : Sajje

Finger Millet (Ragi)

English : Finger Millet
Bengali : Marwa
Gujarati : Nagli, Bavto
Hindi : Ragi, Mandika,
Marwah
Kannada : Ragi

Millets Production 2018-19

  (‘000 Tonnes)

Millets Production in India

Sorghum (Jowar)

Pearl Millet (Bajra)

Finger Millet (Ragi)

Small millets

* All India Production  in thousand tonnes – year 2018-19 

Data Source: Directorate of Economics and Statistics, Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare, Government of India

Lead Center

ICAR-IIMR

Hyderabad 

Cooperating Centers

PJTSAU

Hyderabad  

IARI

New Delhi

TNAU

Coimbatore

Funding Agency

DA&FW

Department of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare