India, March 21 -- A new study has highlighted the vast potential of reviving traditional millet cultivation in the North Eastern Himalayan region of India, noting that these ancient grains could play a crucial role in strengthening food, feed, fodder, and nutritional security in the region.

The review paper, titled "Unlocking the ethnobotanical wisdom of millets: reviving ancient grain cultivation in the North Eastern Himalayan region of India for food, feed, fodder, and nutritional security," was published in Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems.

The study was led by Sabyasachi Majumdar of the College of Community Science, Central Agricultural University (Imphal), Tura, along with researchers from institutions including the ICAR-Indi...