Jowar, also known as sorghum, is prized as a healthy alternative to refined flour or all-purpose flour. This fiber-rich millet is widely cultivated in India.
Sorghum bicolor, a common species of jowar native to Africa, is an important cereal crop used primarily for food, animal fodder, the production of alcoholic beverages, and the production of biofuels. Jowar is a drought and heat-resistant plant that grows in arid and dry areas and is a staple grain for the poor and rural people.
Durra, Egyptian millet, great millet, kafir corn, feterita, guinea corn, Sudan grass, milo, Juwar, Jwari in Marathi, Cholam in Tamil, Jolal in Kannada, and Jonnalu in Telugu are all names for jowar.