DESCRIPTION
Pearl millet is the most widely grown type of millet. It has been grown in Africa and the Indian subcontinent since prehistoric times. The center of diversity, and suggested area of domestication, for the crop is in the Sahel zone of West Africa.
World Production
- Worldwide 2,978,982,008 tonnes of total cereal is produced per year.
- China is the largest total cereal producer in the world with 614,697,756 tonnes production per year.
- United States of America comes second with 421,549,385 tonnes yearly production.
- With 324,300,640 tonnes of production per year, India is the third largest producer of total cereal.
| Country | Production (Tons) | Production per Person (Kg) | Acreage (Hectare) | Yield (Kg / Hectare) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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China | 614,697,756 | 441.004 | 97,908,088 | 6,278.3 |
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United States of America | 421,549,385 | 1,286.133 | 52,492,802 | 8,030.6 |
 |
India | 324,300,640 | 242.653 | 95,244,530 | 3,404.9 |
 |
Brazil | 121,222,813 | 578.538 | 22,771,973 | 5,323.3 |
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Russian Federation | 117,868,242 | 802.496 | 43,412,434 | 2,715.1 |
 |
Indonesia | 85,297,388 | 321.858 | 16,322,662 | 5,225.7 |
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Argentina | 84,948,777 | 1,909.197 | 15,408,405 | 5,513.1 |
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Ukraine | 74,442,160 | 1,761.366 | 14,946,709 | 4,980.5 |
 |
France | 70,378,890 | 1,045.795 | 9,394,040 | 7,491.9 |
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Canada | 61,134,500 | 1,642.8 | 15,315,300 | 3,991.7 |
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Bangladesh | 59,181,920 | 358.405 | 12,302,025 | 4,810.7 |
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Vietnam | 48,208,141 | 509.277 | 8,462,494 | 5,696.7 |
