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


Total millets ('000 tons)

Pearl millet (%)

Finger millet (%)

Proso millet (%)

Foxtail millet (%)

Teff millet (%)

Fonio millet (%)

Other millets (%)

Developing countries

26591

55

12

9

20

1

0

3

Africa

11358

87

7

0

0

1

0

5

Northern Africa

554

98

2

0

0

0

0

0







Libya

2

100

0

0

0

0

0

0

Morocco

5

100

0

0

0

0

0

0

Sudan

547

82

18

0

0

0

0

0

Western Africa

8986

95

0

0

0

0

0

5

Benin

26

100

0

0

0

0

0

0

Burkina Faso

793

99

0

0

0

0

0

1

Côte d'Ivoire

71

85

0

0

0

0

0

15

Gambia

39

97

0

0

0

0

0

3

Ghana

166

100

0

0

0

0

0

0

Guinea

13

95

0

0

0

0

0

5

Guinea-Bissau

26

100

0

0

0

0

0

0

Mali

732

95

0

0

0

0

5

0

Mauritania

4

100

0

0

0

0

0

0

Niger

1858

100

0

0

0

0

0

0

Nigeria

4620

98

0

0

0

0

0

2

Senegal

549

100

0

0

0

0

0

0

Sierra Leone

24

100

0

0

0

0

0

0

Togo

64

100

0

0

0

0

0

0

Central Africa

447

87

13

0

0

0

0

0

 

Cameroon

55

100

0

0

0

0

0

0

Central African Republic

11

87

13

0

0

0

0

0

Chad

282

100

0

0

0

0

0

0

Zaire

32

67

33

0

0

0

0

0

Eastern Africa

1332

35

50

0

0

9

0

6




 

Burundi

12

0

100

0

0

0

0

0

Eritrea

14

66

17

0

0

17

0

0

Ethiopia

265

0

14

0

0

86

0

0

Kenya

57

55

45

0

0

0

0

0

Malawi

9

40

60

0

0

0

0

0

Mozambique

19

80

20

0

0

0

0

0

Rwanda

1

0

100

0

0

0

0

0

Tanzania

230

70

30

0

0

0

0

0

Uganda

634

6

94

0

0

0

0

0

Zambia

49

40

60

0

0

0

0

0

Zimbabwe

67

70

30

0

0

0

0

0

Southern Africa

39

100

0

0

0

0

0

0


Angola1


80

20

0

0

0

0

0

Botswana

2

100

0

0

0

0

0

0

Namibia

37

100

0

0

0

0

0

0

Asia

15171

34

16

14

33

0

0

3

Near East

117

60

31

2

5

0

0

2



 

Afghanistan

22

0

100

0

0

0

0

0

Iran, Islamic Republic of

11

0

100

0

0

0

0

0

Iraq

1

0

100

0

0

0

0

0

Jordan

2

0

100

0

0

0

0

0

Saudi Arabia

11

100

0

0

0

0

0

0

Syria

7

100

0

0

0

0

0

0

Turkey

4

0

0

33

67

0

0

0

Yemen

60

100

0

0

0

0

0

0

Far East

15054

34

16

14

33

0

0

3




 

Bangladesh

64

90

10

0

0

0

0

0

China

3671

10

30

10

50

0

0

0

India

10703

58

27

5

5

0

0

4

Korea Rep.

2

0

0

0

100

0

0

0

Korea DPR

50

0

0

31

69

0

0

0

Myanmar

135

85

15

0

0

0

0

0

Nepal

238

0

98

1

1

0

0

0

Pakistan

190

97

1

1

1

0

0

0

Sri Lanka

6

0

100

0

0

0

0

0

South America

63

0

0

100

0

0

0

0


Argentina

63

0

0

98

0

0

0

2

Developed countries

1786

1

0

98

1

0

0

0

 

Australia

32

0

0

100

0

0

0

0

Greece

1

0

0

100

0

0

0

0

Hungary

7

0

0

0

100

0

0

0

Japan

1

0

0

100

0

0

0

0

Portugal

10

0

0

0

100

0

0

0

South Africa

10

100

0

0

0

0

0

0

Spain

1

0

0

0

100

0

0

0

United States

180

0

0

100

0

0

0

0

Yugoslavia

1

0

0

100

0

0

0

0

CIS

1540

0

0

100

0

0

0

0

World

28377

52

12

14

18

1

0

3

1. Data for Angola not included as the millet figures are combined with those of sorghum.

Source: Accurate figures on millet production and particularly on species-wise composition, are difficult to obtain. These figures are based on official country statistics and FAO estimates for 1981-85 production, revised to obtain the 1992-94 average. The revision was based on relative proportions of the different millets in the 1981-85 production. Updated information on species-wise composition of the 1992-94 production was provided by respondents (usually millet scientists and extension personnel) to ICRISAT questionnaires.


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