Translation glossary: Botanica e Zoologia

"Pearl millet is the most widely grown type of millet. Grown in India and Africa since prehistoric times, it is generally accepted that pearl millet originated in Africa and was subsequently introduced into India. The earliest archaeological records in India date to 2000 BC, so domestication in Africa must have taken place earlier. Its origin has been traced to tropical Africa. The center of diversity for the crop is in the Sahel zone of West Africa. Cultivation subsequently spread to east and southern Africa, and southern Asia.

Pearl millet is well adapted to production systems characterized by low rainfall, low soil fertility, and high temperature. Because of its tolerance to difficult growing conditions, it can be grown in areas where other cereal crops, such as wheat or maize, would not survive.

Today pearl millet is grown on over 26 million hectares worldwide. It accounts for approximately 50% of the total world production of millets." This is a direct quote taken from the accompanying website link.

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