Write a short note on the crop of millets in India.

Millets grown in India are jowar, bajra and ragi. These are coarse grains and have great nutritional value e.g., ragi is very rich in iron, calcium, other micro-nutrients and roughage.
Their climatic conditions and the states producing them are given below:
(l) Jowar: Jowar is a rain-fed crop mostly grown in the moist areas. It is the third most important food crop with respect to area and production. Maharashtra is the largest producer of jowar. It is also produced in Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh.
(ii) Bajra: Bajra grows well on sandy soils and shallow black soil. It is Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Gujarat and Haryana.
(iii) Rag: Ragi is grown in dry regions. It grows well on red, black, sandy, loamy and shallow black soils. Its largest producer is Karnataka followed by Tamil Nadu, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Sikkim, Jharkhand and Arunachal Pradesh.