: an Old World cereal grass (Eleusine coracana) yielding a staple food crop especially in India and Africa
also
: the seeds of ragi used for food
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The agricultural department organised programmes to educate chefs about the nutritional and traditional value of the millet while encouraging reluctant farmers to build a multi-cropping system centred around ragi.
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Raghav Simha, Quartz India, 17 Feb. 2021
The dwindling production of ragi forced the government to focus on urban areas, where people ate more expensive alternatives like quinoa and amaranth.
—Raghav Simha, Quartz India, 17 Feb. 2021
The agricultural department organised programmes to educate chefs about the nutritional and traditional value of the millet while encouraging reluctant farmers to build a multi-cropping system centred around ragi.
—Raghav Simha, Quartz India, 17 Feb. 2021
Others took the more traditional route, increasing the quantity of ragi, ghee, and turmeric in their meals.
—Manavi Kapur, Quartz India, 5 Jan. 2020
Raghav Simha, Quartz India, 17 Feb. 2021
The dwindling production of ragi forced the government to focus on urban areas, where people ate more expensive alternatives like quinoa and amaranth.
—Raghav Simha, Quartz India, 17 Feb. 2021
The agricultural department organised programmes to educate chefs about the nutritional and traditional value of the millet while encouraging reluctant farmers to build a multi-cropping system centred around ragi.
—Raghav Simha, Quartz India, 17 Feb. 2021
Others took the more traditional route, increasing the quantity of ragi, ghee, and turmeric in their meals.
—Manavi Kapur, Quartz India, 5 Jan. 2020
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“Ragi.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ragi. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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