Finger millet also known as African millet or Ragi, is an annual plant widely grown as a cereal in the arid areas of Africa and Asia. Finger millet is originally native to the Ethiopian Highlands and was introduced into India approximately 4000 years ago. It is very adaptable to higher elevations and is grown in the Himalaya up to 2, 300 metres in elevation. Finger millet is especially valuable as it contains the amino acid methionine, which is lacking in the diets of hundreds of millions of the poor who live on starchy staples such as cassava, plantain, polished rice, or maize meal. Nutritive value of Ragi per 100 g Protein 7.3 g, Fat 1.3 g, Carbohydrate 72 g , Minerals 2.7 g , Calcium 3.44 g , Fibre 3.6 g , Energy 328 Kcal.
Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu, India
