Introduction [In Pulses for nutrition in India: Changing patterns from farm to fork]

Devesh Roy, Pramod Kumar Joshi and Raj Chandra

Chapter 4 in Pulses for nutrition in India: Changing patterns from farm to fork, 2017, pp 109-138 from International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

Abstract: It looks at the technology, with special importance given the stagnation in pulses’ yield as compared with that of other crops. Yield improvement in pulses will be needed to overcome the position of advantage that now favors cereals and oilseeds. To date, the history of technology improvements in pulses has been mixed, with the pace of development and adoption picking up only in the past decade or so. With muted supply response in pulses driven by technology and agricultural policies, India has faced a persistent deficit in pulses that has led to significant imports.

Keywords: low income groups; minimum prices; agricultural production; dietary patterns; grain legumes; agricultural policies; inflation; green revolution; vegetarianism; malnutrition; nutrition; famine; agricultural development; food security; food prices; diet; poverty; international trade; feeding preferences; farming systems; climate change; India; Southern Asia; Asia (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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