This can be an increasingly important factor when women become involved in more productive farming systems and have less time to devote to food preparation. There are a large number of ways of processing millets in traditional and novel preparations. This can be a factor in increasing the market demand for millets. There are many difficult or marginal situations in which specific millets species perform well. Teff, for example is tolerant of water-logged and acid soils.
Proso millet can tolerate both drought and saline soil conditions.
Foxtail millet possesses adaptation to low fertility soils. Because many millets are fast maturing, they can produce a crop quickly and escape the onset of stress conditions such as drought. Many varieties of millets have excellent nutritional properties, containing high levels of essential minerals such as Iron and Calcium. Finger millet is especially known for its characteristic of providing energy for a long time after it is consumed. This is an important trait for people who have jobs that require hard manual work.