Millets in Meeting the Nutrition Security: A Review

The world is experiencing an unprecedented increase in extreme weather conditions 
and India is not an exception. In this context, millets are most useful as it is a nutritious, 
climate change-ready crop with enormous potential for yielding higher economic returns in 
marginal conditions. Also, millets are nutritionally superior to other major cereals as they are 
rich in dietary fibres, resistant starches, vitamins, essential amino acids, storage proteins and 
other bioactive compounds. Considering that there is increasing realization of the importance 
of millets, the current review aims to focus on the possible role that millets could play in 
promoting dietary diversification and balanced diets and suggest the way forward to use 
millets in addressing food and nutritional security issues in India.