The super crop that you can plant today, Sorghum

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In the Philippines, rice and corn are the most planted cereal crops among farmers. With a combined production volume of almost 25 million metric tons in the past years. You can't barely see any other types of crops planted other than these two crops aforementioned above. On the other hand, there's one cereal crop that is quite popular in other countries such as the USA. 



This crop is called " Sorghum ( Sorghum bicolor). It is not quite common here, but some folks in Mindanao are already planting Sorghum as an alternative for either corn or rice led by sir Pinol. 

It is being urged because of its versatility, it can be grown as a grain, forage, or sweet crop. According to Jack Harlan(1971), Sorghum is one of the most efficient and indispensable crops. It is a drought-resistant crop, that's why it's ideal to plant it here in the country. International firms have coordinated with the authorities as they expressed interest to buy sorghum in the country.  

Are you willing to plant Sorghum, should the Department of Agriculture start to recommend this and train farmers in farming it? What do you think? Comment it down below

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