Mathura Samai Rice or Little millet is another reliable catch crop in view of its earliness and resistance to adverse agro-climatic conditions of high drought. It belongs to the group of small millets (other members being Proso, Kodo, Barnyard and Finger millets), which are said to be nutritionally superior to rice and wheat. Samai rice is easy to digest, gluten-free, have higher nutritional value than wheat.