"What about Antarctica" is the most straw man argument possible when talking about food sourcing.
If, in the near future, food transportation relies on mostly clean or renewable energy, then it shouldn't be unsustainable to grow and import our pearl millet from a different country or even continent. It would also promote trade, which is sometimes desperately needed.
As long as the methods of production and transportation are sustainable and environmentally friendly, what would the issue be?