Description
Ragi | Finger Millet Eleusine coracana, is an annual grass in the family Poaceae which is grown for its grain and can be used for food or for brewing. Finger millet is a robust tillering grass that grows in tufts. It has erect, light green stems. Which is Ragi | Finger Millet? Finger Millet, also known as Ragi is an important millet grown extensively in various regions of India and Africa. Its scientific name is Eleusine coracana. It ranks sixth in production after wheat, rice, maize, sorghum, and bajra in India.. Why is it called finger millet? Ragi in Kannada is known as the Finger millet (Eleusine coracana) or African millet, an annual plant widely grown as a cereal in the arid regions of Africa and Asia. Finger Millet is originally native to the Ethiopian Highlands and was introduced to India about 4000 years ago
