With respect to India, consider the following statements:

India is the largest producer of millets.

Barnyard, Browntop, Pearl Millet, Sorghum and Finger Millet are the major millets grown in India.

Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Maharashtra are the major millet-growing states in India.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

Question

India is the largest producer of millets. It produced 17.96 million Metric Tonne (MT) of Millets.
Major millet-growing states in India are Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh.
Major Millet grown in India are Pearl Millet, Sorghum and Finger Millet.
Minor Millets are Proso Millet, Kodo Millet, Little Millet, Foxtail Millet, Browntop Millet, Barnyard Millet, Amaranthus and Buckwheat.
Prime Minister inaugurates the Global Millets (Shree Anna) Conference at IARI Campus, PUSA New Delhi.
A commemorative stamp and commemorative coin were unveiled in this 2-day conference.

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India is the largest producer of millets. It produced 17.96 million Metric Tonne (MT) of Millets.
Major millet-growing states in India are Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh.
Major Millet grown in India are Pearl Millet, Sorghum and Finger Millet.
Minor Millets are Proso Millet, Kodo Millet, Little Millet, Foxtail Millet, Browntop Millet, Barnyard Millet, Amaranthus and Buckwheat.
Prime Minister inaugurates the Global Millets (Shree Anna) Conference at IARI Campus, PUSA New Delhi.
A commemorative stamp and commemorative coin were unveiled in this 2-day conference.

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