Ruth DeFries

India is the second-largest cereal exporter globally, making its cereal production vital for both domestic and international food security. Three major states in the Indo-Gangetic Plain (IGP)—Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, and West Bengal—account for 30% of India's total food production and are considered the food bowl of India.

A new study finds that introducing coarse cereals such as millet and sorghum could improve India’s national food supply in many ways.