Revisiting minor millets as an underutilised super food for enduring global food security.

Moumita Das, Arpita Das, Harsh B Jadhav, Dheeraj Kumar, Aayeena Altaf, Pankaj B Pathare, Robert Mugabi

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Moumita DasDepartment of Food and Nutrition, Swami Vivekananda University, Barrackpore, West Bengal, India.

Arpita DasBrainware University, Department of Food and Nutrition, Barasat, West Bengal, India.

Harsh B JadhavFood Technology, Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Amity University, Rajasthan, India.

Dheeraj KumarFood Technology, Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Amity University, Rajasthan, India.

Aayeena AltafFood Technology, Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Amity University, Rajasthan, India.

Pankaj B PathareDepartment of Soils, Water and Agricultural Engineering, College of Agricultural & Marine Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat 123, Oman.

Robert MugabiDepartment of Food Technology and Nutrition, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda.

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Abstract

The growing global dependence on major cereals such as rice and wheat has intensified concerns over food and nutrition security, particularly among marginalized populations facing supply and climate challenges. This underscores the urgent need to diversify cropping systems by promoting resilient alternatives. Minor millets including finger, foxtail, proso, barnyard, kodo, and little millets represent a group of underutilised cereals with exceptional adaptability to harsh environmental conditions and low-input agriculture. This review synthesizes recent findings on the agronomic, nutritional, and socio-economic potential of minor millets as sustainable staple crops in food-insecure and climate-vulnerable regions. Despite being a synthesis of existing studies, this review offers a

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Food securityMinor milletsNutrition securityUnderutilised crops

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PMID41704875

DOI10.1016/j.fochx.2026.103613

PMCPMC12907710

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