Millet is the best grain of Nepal. At first, this grain was said to be the food of poor people. This crop can be planted in all parts of Nepal. This crop, especially in the mountainous areas, does not require much effort. In places where with mild heat, after corn is ripe, the ground is cleaned, dug and plowed, it plants. If there is cold place, before corn ripe the weedy ground is cleaned and dug it, plowed it then this crop plants.
Nutrients
The Millet has a lot of nutrients available for human body. They contribute high level of diets to human and animal. Millet has various sources of energy, calcium, iron, zinc, proteins, fiber, lipids etc. Most of Nepalese people eat millet who are suffering from diabetes. We can make cakes from millet’s flour and Dhido too. Dhido is the most famous food in Nepal in now days.
Cultivation
Most of place in Nepal applies same method to cultivate millet. We make land ready to cultivate corn on Mar/Apr and ripe it on Jul/Aug. After corn ripe, farmers clean weedy land and dug, plowed it. First, the seeds are sown in a small area and small plant is prepared. This plant is uprooted and planted another place where we dug and plowed. We do not need to look after or much effort it. This cultivation is easy for farmers. No need fertilizer much for millet.
famous for millet’s alcohol
There is famous for making alcohol from millet grain started it from hundreds years before. This is local made alcohol named it “Kodoko Raksi” famous in Nepal. Most of Nepalese people drink it but it is prohibited to make at home and sell it. Sometimes police arrests owner and throw the alcohol who made it. The government of Nepal gives permit to import branded expensive wine and whiskey in Nepal. So millet cultivation is slowly decreasing in Nepal. We know, millet alcohol can be made with high quality in Nepal and it can buy very lower price than imported alcohol.
