COGNIZANCE AND INGESTING PRACTICE OF SMALL MILLETS IN VILLUPURAM DISTRICT – AN EXAMINATION

Millets are grown expansively in different areas of India as a staple crop to feed a huge section of the inhabitants. In India, its production holds the sixth position after wheat, rice, maize, sorghum and bajra. The most important cultivated species of millets in India are foxtail millet, finger millet, pearl or cattail millet, brown millet etc., It offers high nutritional supplement food and acts as an antioxidant properties contained food. India is a country needs such type of food grain needs to supplement all nutrition's to the ever-growing population. To facilitate an improved and healthy food supply the Government along with the farmers need to produce various small millets and supply to the general public. This should be the right option for the farmers and it will definitely provide a rich place for India's growth. The planned cultivation of these millets will have provided a very nutritious and economical food for a large proportion of poor people.