Towards a world superfood, but Gujarat has the freedom not to eat traditional coarse cereals

January 30, 2022

Best grain for health gone

Dilip Patel, Ahmedabad

30 JANUARY 2022

Traditional grains like Bajri, Bunty, Nagli, Homli, Kang, Kuri, Kodra, Bavto, Rajgaro, Samo have come in the freedom to eat after independence. The demand for this specialty has increased significantly as a result of recent corporate scandals.

The demand for coarse cereals in the country has increased by 146 percent in two years. But in Gujarat, apart from hotel food, the consumption of these traditional grains has not increased significantly.

Coarse grains which the poor, backward, tribals used to take in their diet throughout their lives, are now being taken up by the educated, rich, urban people by hotels and some affluent families.

The production of millet in 1960 was 6%. Wheat production in India has more than tripled between 1960 and 2015 and rice production has increased by 800 percent.

Traditional food grains have been extinct since 1950, when India gained the freedom to eat.

Bajra has come down from 19 lakh hectares to 1.65 lakh hectares in 2021.

Jowar has been reduced from 16 lakh hectare to 38 thousand hectare.

Maize has increased from 2 lakh hectare to 3.85 lakh hectare. The demand from MNCs has led to an increase in plantations.

Ragi has now increased from 76 thousand hectares to 10 thousand hectares.

The area under Jowar and Barley was reduced from 2 lakh hectare to 10 thousand hectare.

agricultural culture

Coarse grains have been a major source of food for years. Coarse cereals, such as jowar and bajra, have been the food of mankind since ancient times. Bajra cultivation is also found during the Indus Valley Civilization. Traditional cereals are now becoming a superfood. Each region and state has a wide variety of coarse cereals.

Gujarat had its own grain culture.

India produces 14 million tonnes of millet every year. Not only this, India is also the largest producer of millet in the world. Most coarse cereals are used in Assam and Bihar.

what grain

Jowar, Bajra and Ragi are the major crops grown in the country. Kodon, Kutki, Sawan etc. are grown in small quantities. Traditional crops are also very useful from the point of view of climate change. Which is drought tolerant, grows well in high temperature, low water conditions and also in less fertile soils. A better product can be taken from this. That’s why it is also called the crop of the future and superfood.

2018 was celebrated as the ‘Year of Bajra’ in India. Accepting India’s proposal, the United Nations has decided to celebrate the year 2023 as the ‘International Year of Millet’. During this time people will be made aware of the health benefits of consuming coarse cereals.

Traditional Indian cereals are good for health. Ancient traditional crops like jowar, bajra, ragi, kodan and kutki are called super food. Super food is good for the earth, for the farmers and for our health.

Cereals are also part of the ritual.

taste of food

Many such crops have returned to the fields within a few years. Gujarati thali and coarse grains are returning fast in the field. Grains like jowar, bajri, ragi, kutki, kodan are slowly coming into the trend as the plate has different tastes and different types of nutrients.

Customization

Coarse grains do not require much water-irrigation. It can be grown easily even at high temperature. easy to cultivate. Disease is less. Low cost, fertilizer, has resistance to fight against pests. Can be grown in barren land and also in adverse weather conditions. Cereals like Salhar, Kang, Jowar, Maize, Madiya, Kutki, Sawa, Kodo cereals as well as rice, these cannot be underestimated in any way.

water saving

Coarse grains are good for saving water. Consumes much less water than wheat and rice. Apart from this, urea or other chemicals are not required for its cultivation. Better for the environment. In 2018, India exported 3.7 million tonnes of Basmati rice. The cultivation of which consumes more water.

Coarse grains mature in 70-100 days. Wheat or rice matures in 120-150 days. and coarse cereals require 350-500 mm of rainfall, wheat or rice 600-1,200 mm of rainfall.

One kg of wheat requires 500 to 4000 liters of water.

About 80% of the total groundwater consumption is used for agriculture.

Jowar, bajra and ragi require 25 percent less rainfall than sugarcane and banana and 30 percent less rainfall than paddy.

4000 liters of water is used to produce one kg of paddy. All coarse cereals can be grown without irrigation.

Coarse grains do not spoil quickly. Coarse grains are still edible after 10 to 12 years if they are stored in underground cellars.

Large countries like China are now reducing rice cultivation.

planting

Coarse cereals have been sown in an area of 179.70 lakh hectare in 20120-21 as against 177.43 lakh hectare in the previous year in Kharif 2019-20. shows an increase of 1.28 percent.

India produces 55% of the world’s millet, with Rajasthan being the largest millet producer in the country. Madhya Pradesh has 32.4 per cent, Chhattisgarh 19.5 per cent, Uttarakhand 8 per cent, Maharashtra 7.8 per cent, Gujarat 5.3 per cent and Tamil Nadu 3.9 per cent.

Maharashtra alone covers 50% of the area under jowar cultivation in the country.

Ragi is the most cultivated crop in Karnataka. comparison of paddy

Prices remain high.

Rice accounts for 44 per cent of the total food production. Rice accounts for 73 per cent of the total food grain production during the Kharif season.

Maize holds 15%, bajra 8%, jowar 2.5% and ragi 1.5%.

Rich in nutrients.

ragi

Ragi is high in potassium and calcium.

In addition to protein 11, light fat 4.2, high fiber 14.3%, vitamin-B, nisin, folic acid, calcium, iron, potassium, magnesium, zinc etc. are important nutrients. Similarly, millet is rich in protein, fiber, magnesium, iron and calcium.

Ragi is of Indian origin. It contains 344 mg/100 g of calcium. No other cereal has such a large amount of calcium. The iron content of ragi is 3.9 mg/100 g, which is the highest among all cereals.

ragi

According to studies, it helps in controlling diabetes and improves cholesterol levels. It removes the deficiency of calcium, iron and zinc. The most important thing is that it is gluten free. Ragi is recommended for diabetics. Ragi is traditionally used in the form of porridge.

Millet

Millet is used in many industrial products. Protein, 67.5 grams. It contains carbohydrates, 8 milligrams of iron and 132 micrograms of carotene, which protect our eyes. Although it contains some nutrient inhibitors such as pitic acid, polyphenols and amylase, post-water soaking, sprouting and other cooking methods reduce its nutrient properties.

High tide

Sorghum, rich in fiber, is the fifth most important cereal in the world. Jowar is a great option for weight loss and keeping the digestive system healthy by removing constipation. Calcium, copper, potassium and phosphorus, iron are in good amounts. Its consumption is beneficial for pregnant women and the days after delivery. Jowar is the staple food of Nigeria.

Mecca

Corn rich in vitamin A and folic acid is very beneficial for heart patients. It contains many types of antioxidants that help protect us from cancer cells. Cooked corn increases the amount of anti-oxidants by up to 50 percent. It controls bad cholesterol. Pregnant women should include corn in their diet. It works by removing anemia and keeping the fetus healthy. Weight gain It is high in carbohydrates and calories.

barley

Barley contains more protein and fiber than wheat, which helps with weight loss, diabetes control and blood pressure. Barley contains eight types of amino acids, which help in the production of insulin in the body. Consumption of barley is also beneficial in heart related diseases. It also has the effect of reducing bad cholesterol.

kang

The Indian government has discovered 25 varieties of Kang cereals, traditionally grown in Gujarat, and collected their seeds for a bank in German Paz. This is a whole new type of Kong. Which were not recorded earlier. Paddy, Khadsi, Krishnakamdada, Lalkamod, Phute, Prabhavati, Saathiya and Tulsibhat. Foxtail – Scientific name is Setaria italica. In Gujarat, there is a millet-like grass grown for food along the banks of the Adivasi and the tap. Its seeds have been grown in India since the Stone Age to make bread and various types of food in the fields. Whole grain. Also known as Kanguni, Kangnika, Kangni, Black Kangni, Karang. The next crops are jowar, bajra and ragi. It is cultivated at any time of the year. In India, Kong is grown in Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra and Mysore. Occurs in Kheda, Sabarkantha, Banaskantha, Mehsana and Panchmahal districts of Gujarat. The crop is harvested even when there is little rainfall.

It contains more minerals, more fiber than wheat-rice. Nagli contains 30 times more calcium than rice. Kang and kuri contain much more iron than rice. Beta carotene is not found in rice but in grains.

Elements – It is rich in minerals. It contains calcium, magnesium, phosphorus, iron, sodium, potassium, sulphur, chloride, iodine. Contains Vitamin A, 54 EU, Thiamine, Riboflavin, Nicotinic Acid, Folic Acid.

The main proteins of Kang are prolamin, albumin, globulin, glutelin. Essential amino acids in proteins include arginine, histidine, lysine, tryptophan, phenyl alanine, methionine, threonine, leucine, isoleucine and valine. Kang has higher tryptophan levels than corn.

Kang is a medicine – Ayurveda says, it is cold, talkative, astringent, astringent, destroyer of phlegm and pitta. Sex is more. It is a sedative for the uterus. Has thermal properties. Taking it alone can sometimes cause diarrhea and even diarrhea. Reduces labor pain. Prevents abortion. Best in recurrent miscarriage, excessive menstruation, duodenal inflammation-ulcer. Useful in the external treatment of arthritis. Bone fractures work to heal them. Diabetic patients – Kang and Kodari are given to diabetics instead of rice. Pellagra disease does not occur in Egypt in areas where congee is used in food.

diabetes

There are about 80 million diabetics in India. About 17 million people die from heart disease every year. More than 33 lakh children are malnourished in the country. More than half of these are severely malnourished. And

hard to cook

Harvesting and threshing are difficult. Cooking cereals is also not that easy. No one has that much time in today’s world. The market has also ignored them.

factory food

Biscuits, Cookies, Chips, Puffs and Other Soups

Ragi is of Indian origin. It contains 344 mg/100 g of calcium. No other cereal has such a large amount of calcium. The iron content of ragi is 3.9 mg/100 g, which is the highest among all cereals.

patient’s anger

Millet

High tide

Mecca

barley

kang

diabetes

hard to cook

Harvesting and threshing are difficult. Cooking cereals is also not that easy. No one has that much time in today’s world. the market also Ignored them.

factory food

Biscuits, cookies, chips, puffs and other soups are being sold in the online store of five star hotels. It occurs in traditional cooking in the baby food industry and in other food production. There is a need to build a lasting brand. Jowar is also used in making baby food. The industrial use of jowar is more than other coarse cereals. It is used in wine industry, bread making industry, wheat-sorghum mixture. The combination of Jowar Chawli and Jowar Soyabean is commercially used in the baby food manufacturing industry.

70% of people suffer from malnutrition which can be eliminated only by coarse cereals.

What about Gujarat 1950?

2.91 lakh tonnes of rice in 4.73 lakh hectares

2.31 lakh tonnes of wheat in 4 lakh hectares

3.40 lakh tonnes of jowar in 15.75 lakh hectares

Bajra 5.12 lakh tonnes in 18.61 lakh hectares

1.50 lakh tonnes of maize in 1.86 lakh hectares

70 thousand tons of ragi in 76 thousand hectares

Kodra 1.22 lakh hectare 99 thousand tonnes

Barley produced 4300 tonnes in 8200 hectares.

1960’s Gujarat

2.91 lakh tonnes of rice in 5.33 lakh hectares

2.71 lakh tonnes of wheat in 3.57 lakh hectares

2.21 lakh tonnes of jowar in 13.15 lakh hectares

4.80 lakh tonnes of millet in 14.35 lakh hectares

2.71 lakh tonnes of maize in 2.22 lakh hectares

Ragi 62 thousand tons in 77 thousand hectares

Kodra 97 thousand hectare 77 thousand tons

Barley produced 2300 tonnes in 4800 hectares.

Gujarat 2001

10.48 lakh tonnes of rice in 6.98 lakh hectares

Wheat 10.37 lakh tonnes in 4.42 lakh hectares

2.00 lakh tonne jowar in 2.22 lakh hectare

Bajra 15.5 million tonnes in 11.57 lakh hectares

Maize 9.65 lakh tonnes in 4.90 lakh hectares

Ragi 27.50 thousand hectare 28 thousand tons

Kodra 2900 thousand tons in 4700 thousand hectares

Barley produced 1600 tons in 1300 hectares.

Gujarat 2021

20.40 lakh tonnes of rice in 8.17 lakh hectares

Wheat 12.17 lakh hectare 39.18 lakh tonnes

Jowar 37.57 thousand hectares 51 thousand tons

2.66 lakh tonnes of millet in 1.65 lakh hectares

7.26 lakh tonnes of maize in 3.85 lakh hectares

Ragi 12 thousand tons in 10 thousand hectares

Small grains like kodra, barley produced 18 thousand tonnes in 10 thousand hectares.(TRANSLETED FROM GUJARATI)

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લાખ હેક્ટરમાં વાવેત અને લાખ મેટ્રિક ટન ઉત્પાદન
વાવેતર
જાત	1950	1960	2001	2021
ચોખા	4.73	5.33	6.98	8.17
ઘઉં	4	3.57	4.42	12.17
જુવાર	15.75	13.15	2.22	0.37
બાજરો	18.61	14.35	11.57	1.65
મકાઈ	1.86	2.22	4.9	3.85
રાગી	0.76	0.77	0.27	0.1
કોદરા	1.22	0.97	0.05	0.05
જવ	0.82	0.04	0.01	0.05
ઉત્પાદન
ચોખા	2.91	1.5	10.48	20.4
ઘઉં	2.31	2.71	10.37	39.18
જુવાર	3.4	2.21	2	0.51
બાજરો	5.12	4.8	15	2.66
મકાઈ	1.5	2.71	9.65	7.26
રાગી	0.7	0.62	0.28	0.12
કોદરા	0.99	0.77	0.28	0.01
જવ	0.03	0.02	0.01	0

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