Pulses Value Chain- Pigeon Pea and Gram

Kavery Ganguly and Ashok Gulati
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Kavery Ganguly: Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER)
Ashok Gulati: Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER)

Chapter 8 in Agricultural Value Chains in India, 2022, pp 253-286 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract Pulses form an important part of agriculture in India given that the country is the largest producer, consumer and importer of pulses. Owing to their natural resilience to extreme weather conditions, low water requirements and being environmentally benign, pulses have been traditionally a smallholder’s crop. However, with poor price realization, farmers are switching towards other remunerative crops such as sugarcane, soybean, among others. Unlike rice and wheat, pulses are not covered by the regular public procurement system which makes marketing of pulses at fair and remunerative prices a challenge for the farmers. Pulses are no longer a poor man’s diet given the escalating consumer prices. Nonetheless, it is considered as an important source of protein (given the large vegetarian diet base in India), consumption of which is being promoted to address the observed protein gap in the diets. Over time, per capita availability of pulses has declined like other traditional cereals. With changing consumption patterns and emerging dietary deficiencies, there is scope for enhancing consumption of pulses through traditional and value-added products.

Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.1007/978-981-33-4268-2_8

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