source：chinadaily.com.cn editor：zhang wenni
farmers in jingxian county of hengshui, hebei province, have been busy harvesting millet. [photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]
he said he would increase the areas planted next year.
according to li xin, a senior agronomist at the county's bureau of agriculture and rural affairs, the millet thrives with rain and does not require irrigation.
"compared with traditional crops such as wheat and corn, millet can save 220 cubic meters per mu on average," he said.