The World Sorghum and Millet Economies: Facts, Trends and Outlook

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A joint study by the
Basic Foodstuffs Service
FAO Commodities and Trade Division
and the Socioeconomics and Policy Division
International Crops Research Institute
for the Semi-Arid Tropics

INTERNATIONAL CROPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR THE SEMI-ARID TROPICS
Patancheru 502 324, Andhra Pradesh, India

FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS
Viale delle Terme di Caracalla, 00100 Rome, Italy

1996

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Table of Contents

Summary

Part I. Sorghum

Introduction

Production trends

Utilization

Stocks

International Trade

International market prices

Internal marketing and domestic policies

Technological change, environmental issues and focus of research

Medium-term outlook

Summary and conclusions

Part II. Millet

Introduction

Production trends

Utilization

International trade, market prices and stocks

Internal marketing and domestic policies

Technological change, environmental issues and focus of research

Medium-term outlook

Summary and Conclusions

Annex I: Types of millet

Annex II: Relative importance of millet species, 1992-94.

Part III Sorghum and millet statistics

Introduction

North Africa and the Middle East

Eastern and Southern Africa

Eastern and Southern Africa (continued)

Western and Central Africa

Western and Central Africa (continued)

Asia

Asia (continued)

Latin America and the Caribbean

Latin America and the Caribbean (continued)

Developed Countries

Regional Aggregates

Regional Aggregates (continued)