PRESENT STATUS OF GRAIN LEGUMES PRODUCTION IN NEPAL

Anjana Dhakal ()
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Anjana Dhakal: Institute of Agriculture and Animal Sciences, Tribhuvan University, Nepal

Food & Agribusiness Management (FABM), 2020, vol. 2, issue 1, 6-9

Abstract: This paper is prepared to know the information about the present scenario of grain legumes in Nepal. Grain legumes are important crops for improving soil condition and dietary status of human. The area, production and productivity of grain legumes are collected from the data which is published by the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development (MoALD). During the fiscal year 2019/20, Grain legumes are grown in 333,740 ha with the production and productivity of 381,987 Mt and 1,151 kg/ha respectively. Among pulses, the winter crop lentil dominates in production (65.76%) as well as in area coverage (62.93%). Grain Legumes Research Program (GLRP) of Nepal in collaboration with the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGAIR) centres works for genetic improvement of lentil, chickpea, pigeon pea, soybean, black gram, fababean and cowpea.

Keywords: Agriculture; Grain legumes; Nepal; constraints; management. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.26480/fabm.01.2021.06.09

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