The millets are a group of highly variable small-seeded grasses, widely grown around the world as cerealcrops or grains for both human food and fodder. They do not form a taxonomic group, but rather a functional or agronomic one. Millets are important crops in the semi-arid tropics of Asia and Africa (especially in India, Nigeria, and Niger), with 97% of millet production in developing countries. The crop is favored due to its productivity and short growing season under dry, high temperature conditions.The most widely grown millet is pearl millet, which is an important crop in India and parts of Africa.Finger millet, proso millet, and foxtail millet are also important crop species. In the developed world,
millets are less important. For example, in the United States the only
significant crop is proso millet, which is mostly grown for bird seed.
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