Overall in Asia sorghum is primarily used for food comprising 66% of total utilization.
The rest is utilized for feed and industrial uses.In India, sorghum is mostly used both for food and feed.
Recently sorghum is also used in alcohol industry with the introduction of sweet sorghums.
In China, sorghum is used for food, feed, and in the brewing industry to make beer.

Sorghum is the fifth most important cereal crop in the world after wheat, maize, rice, and barley:

Host-plant resistance A few pest-tolerant genotypes were developed, but possess undesirable characteristics such as small seeds.

Four IPM components are: Host plant resistance.

Bruchids

Army worms

Leaf miners

Aphids

Cut worms

Soil beetles