Pulses Production in India: Challenges and Strategies Inbasekar K.* Scientist, Division of Agricultural Economics, IARI, New Delhi, India *Corresponding author: economist.inba@gmail.com
Online published on 11 November, 2014. Abstract This study analyses the challenges and strategies to increase pulse production with special emphasis on chickpea and pigeon pea. The study is based on secondary data collected from published sources. Compound growth rate was estimated to study the yield performance in the major states. The study revealed that there is low yield growth in chick pea and pigeon pea in the majority of the states. The yield gap analysis in chickpea also reveals high exploitable potential yield in the western zone. Totally 3.2 million tonnes of additional pulses can be produced by extending pulses area to rainfed rice fallow lands, replacing low productive crops and summer fallows. Hence, the respective state governments may take necessary action to increase pulses production by providing technological and institutional support. Top Keywords Chickpea, Pigeonpea, Yield growth, Yield Gap. Top |
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