Barn grass, millet, foxtail millet and other cereals, regarded as "poor food" at a time when people had little rice to eat, are becoming more popular with health-conscious women.
Food producers are using cereals to develop healthy products rich in vegetable fibers, mineral and calcium.
Although they greatly depend on cereal imports, there are recent signs of recovery in domestic production, which fell off after World War II.
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