Agricultural Engineering Today
Open Access
  • Year: 2007
  • Volume: 31
  • Issue: 2

Post Harvest Processing of Millets: An Appraisal

  • Author:
  • S. Balasubramanian1,, R. Viswanathan1, Rajiv Sharma2
  • Total Page Count: 6
  • Page Number: 18 to 23

1Food Grains and Oilseeds Processing Division, Central Institute of Post Harvest Engineering and Technology, Ludhiana-141 004, India.

2Department of Food and Agricultural Process Engineering, Agricultural Engineering College and Research Institute, Tamilnadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore-641003, India.

*E-mail: balaciphet@yahoo.com

Abstract

Millets are used for traditional as well as novel foods. These foods could be further promoted through research, consumer acceptability, entrepreneurship development and demonstration to stimulate processing of high quality, competitive products. Thus, processing facilities are particularly vital for the future of millet farming.

Keywords

Millets, Coarse cereals, Small grain