Context: Millets often referred as ‘nurticereals’ have been listed in the traditional food culture of Indian society long back. Millets also known for its high nutritional value accelerate a huge impact on agricultural economy of the country. References of millets can be seen in Vedic texts showing as “staff of life” during that period. The impact of climatic variation has a substantial impact on the production of these nutri-cereals.

Objective: Northeast India comprising of both hilly and plain areas, with substantial variation in weather pattern, demonstrating a significant difference in its millet’s category and also in the agro-climatic suitability for its cultivation. Given the priority on millets the present study explores the suitability of millet varieties location-wise across the Northeastern states in line with the climatic suitability on factors like rainfall, temperature and soil type to recommend a few suitable varieties for commercial cultivation.

Method/Approach: With the objective of analyzing the varietal difference of millets in the hilly and non-hilly areas of Northeast India the study adopts a qualitative research approach using content analysis. The study relies entirely on Secondary data like Journal articles, Government and agricultural reports and research organizations. A thematic content analysis was used to examine the collected literature and make a comparative analysis.

Result: The climate, soil type, rainfall and also the farming pattern have a huge impact on the production of different varieties of millets both in the hilly and non-hilly areas. Even after the adoption of tradition farming methods the production of millets is more in hilly areas compared to the non-hilly areas with their mechanized from of farming methods.

Conclusion: Agro-climatic conditions strongly influence millet production, with hilly areas demonstrating better suitability for diverse millet varieties and higher yields than non-hilly regions.