Minor cereals such as barley and small millets contributed 1.13–1.73 1.95–2.78% to the total production acreage, respectively, during 2010–11 2020–21. The present study analyses trends in area, yield (2010–11 2020–21); breeding varieties seed chain of minor 2021–22. Barley acreage ranged between 7.0 lakh ha (2010–11, 2012–13) 5.9 (2019–20), registering a decline 18.6%. Production showed an incr...