Describe any three features of cultivation of millets in India. 3 × 1=3

(i) Jowar, Bajra, Ragi are few important millets grown in India.

(ii) It is a rain-fed crop mostly grown in the moist areas, which hardly need irrigation.

(iii) Major jowar producing states are Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh.

(iv) Bajra grows well on sandy soils and shallow black soil. Major bajra producing states are Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra and Gujarat,

(v) Ragi is a crop of dry seasons and grows well on red, black, sandy loamy soils.