Foodstuff It is sometimes used as an ingredient in berbere, a spice mixture favored in Eritrea and Ethiopia. Trachyspermum ammi, commonly known as ajowan,
Red millets The long storage capacity makes finger millet an important crop in risk-avoidance strategies for poorer farming communities.It is very adaptable to higher elevations and is grown in the Himalaya up to 2, 300 metres in elevation.