The Baiga of Dindori district in Madhya Pradesh cultivate a small millet called "sikiya," which is apparently a variety of Digitaria sanguinalis. This is evidently on a very small scale

Looking for other sources, but in the meantime, see:

"Madhya Pradesh's century-old millet sikiya finds few revivalists," by Deepanwita Gita Niyogi, Down to Earth, 14 Aug. 2018 https://www.downtoearth.org.in/food/madhya-pradesh-s-century-old-millet-sikiya-finds-few-revivalists-61394
"Fonio of the Baigas," Agro-Eco Wisdom: The Indian Context (blog), 18 Dec. 2019 https://agriwisdom.wordpress.com/2019/12/18/fonio-of-the-baigas/

D. sanguinalis has also been called Polish millet, based on its use in Central Europe, but is more widely known as ... large crabgrass

Is there a food potential to this "weed" that merits more attention? Has there been a study of varieties of this now-global species?

Don Osborn, PhD

(East Lansing, MI, US)

North American Millets Alliance