Finger millet a boon to food security under changing climatic condition

Abstract

Changing climatic condition is the major threat to crop growth and productivity now a days due to different abiotic and biotic stresses. This needs the development in the management practices and varietal improvement to fight against different stress. Now a days most of the developmental works in agriculture are concentrated on the staple food crops and the millet like finger millet (Eleusine coracana L.) is treated as neglected crops though it is an important food crop in several semiarid and tropical regions of the world. The millets are having excellent nutraceutical values along with resilience towards adverse climatic conditions, which may help to maintain the food security and achieve the nutritional security in present era. This review is highlights on the nutraceutical importance, climate resilience and role in achieving food security under the condition of climate change.