India’s self-sufficiency policies for pulses and their implications for Myanmar

Devesh Roy, Manmeet Singh Ajmani, Ruchira Boss, Mamata Pradhan and Andrew Laitha

No March 2022, Policy briefs from International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

Abstract: Globally, India is the largest producer and consumer of pulses, but increasing demand due to population growth has made the country reliant on imports, including from Myanmar. In turn, Myanmar is highly dependent on exports to India. A proposed advance purchase agreement between India and Myanmar in 2016 failed, but revisiting the original proposed purchase agreement could be in the best interest of both countries, as Myanmar could secure a large market for pulses at stable prices and India could ensure its supply of pulses.

Keywords: exports; policies; grain legumes; lentils; nutrition; trade; chickpeas; trade agreements; wheat; food prices; pigeon peas; tariffs; India; Myanmar; Southern Asia; Asia; South-eastern Asia (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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