Bajra (millets): Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Punjab, Andhra Pradesh and Rajasthan are the leading producers, Maharashtra the largest.

In India, eight millets species (Sorghum, Finger millet, Pearl millet, Foxtail millet, Barnyard millet, Proso millet, Kodo millet and Little millet) are commonly cultivated under rain fed conditions. Different parts of India grow diverse kinds of millets. Rajasthan is home to Pearl Millet (Bajra). Deccan plateau (Marathwada in Maharashtra, Telangana in Andhra Pradesh and North Karnataka in Karnataka) is well known for sorghum. Southern Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Orissa and Southern Karnataka are the home of Finger millet. Uttarakhand and other hill and tribal areas cultivate a range of small millets such as Foxtail, Proso, Kodo and Barnyard.