Productivity of Finger Millet and Weed Infestation

Finger millet is one of the minor cereals with several health and nutritional benefits attributed to its high level of polyphenol dietary fibre minerals and essential amino acids. Epidemiological reported that regular consumption of whole grain and their products can protect against the risk of cardio-vascular diseases type II diabetes obesity gastro-intestinal cancers anti-tumerogenic and atherosclerogenic effects antioxidant and microbial properties and a range of other disorders. The crop has been found to have high levels of methionine tryptophan vitamin B fibre and minerals such as Fe Ca and P. This makes the crop a good source of balanced diet formulations for diabetic patients pregnant women nursing mothers children HIV positive people and helps to sustain malnourished people. The high level of Fe and Ca content of finger millet has been recommended for developing countries where the incidence of Fe deficiency causes aneamia particularly in pregnant women and Ca deficiency causes rickets in young children. Therefore improving finger millet production and consumption is a hope for sustainable food security in developing nations.