Proso Millet (Panicum miliaceum)

Proso millet (chino) has among the lowest water requirements of any cereal thus making it an incredibly climate resilient crop. It is a gluten free food, packed with a variety of essential minerals, potassium in particular, which contributes to nervous system health. Proso millet is traditionally consumed in the mountain communities as a staple food, cooked in the form of bhaat where access to rice is still limited.