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West African country, second-largest producer after India
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NIGER - 2 Down
Namibian name for the pearl-type grain that is the north's staple
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MAHANGU - 3 Across
Spongy flatbread of Ethiopia and Eritrea
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INJERA - 4 Across
Drink brewed as dolo in West Africa and pombe in East Africa
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BEER - 5 Across
Third among producers; its north holds early evidence of farming
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CHINA - 6 Down
In Germany eaten sweet with milk and berries, in Russia often with pumpkin
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PORRIDGE - 7 Across
Large-grained crop, a staple in Africa and India
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SORGHUM - 8 Down
Substance people with coeliac disease must avoid; this grain naturally lacks it
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GLUTEN - 9 Down
Common or broomcorn kind; some varieties ripen in just 60 days
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PROSO - 10 Across
Dry spell that this tough grain tolerates exceptionally well
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DROUGHT - 11 Down
Tiny-grained cereal and a key food plant in Ethiopia and Eritrea
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TEFF - 12 Across
South Indian name of a grain made into flatbread rotti and dough balls mudde
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RAGI - 13 Down
Top producer, harvesting about 40% of the world's crop
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INDIA - 14 Across
Small-grained cereal grass, farmed for more than 10,000 years
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MILLET