Sorghum or milo, as it is sometimes called, originates from northeast Africa and Asia and is a close cousin to millet and (sugar) cane. It is a perennial grass commonly grown as an annual grain crop in more arid climates where moisture and rainfall patterns are less conducive to the production of warm season crops like rice, corn or soybeans. Globally it is the fifth-most important grain (around 60 million tons produced annually) with the US, India and Nigeria being the top three producing countries (FAO, 2005).
Sorghum: poor-man's corn or novel carb?
Sorghum or milo, as it is sometimes called, originates from northeast Africa and Asia and is a close cousin to millet and (sugar) cane.
