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Africa, where the largest area is grown in Zimbabwe, followed by Tanzania, Angola, Zambia, Malawi,<br />

Mozambique, and Botswana. In these countries, pearl millet and finger millet are grown on over 800 000 ha,<br />

and annual grain production is about 500 000 t. The average yield of pearl millet per unit area is low because<br />

the crop is grown largely by poor farmers in communal areas using unimproved seeds and low inputs. Recently<br />

efforts have been made to increase pearl millet production by initiating research on a regional basis.<br />

Currently available hybrids produce 10-20% more grain than the best varieties available in the region. The<br />

hybrids can be grown in all millet-growing regions of the seven countries, except in Botswana and the southern<br />

part of Zimbabwe where the annual rainfall is very low (

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