Millets are small grained cereals which are grown in the drier tracts of this State. There are eight of them, Viz., Cholam, Cumbu, Ragi, Tenai, Varagu, Samai, Panivaragu and Kudiraivali. The total areas occupied by these crops is about 13 million acres, the annual production being about 3 million tons of grain. As a result of the work carried on at the five Millet Stations and seven district Stations, 77 strains have so far been released for distribution. The trials conducted with strains have demonstrated their superiority over the local types and their capacity to yield on the average 10 to 15% more grain than the cultivators' seed. The general demand for improved seeds has been steadily mounting, and if adequate supplies are made available, much larger areas would be cropped with the improved seeds of Millets.
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