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Pulses Production technology: Status and way forward

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Title Pulses Production technology: Status and way forward
 
Creator Reddy, A A
 
Subject Agriculture-Farming, Production, Technology, Economics
 
Description India is the largest producer and consumer of pulses in
the world. However, pulses production has been
stagnant at between 11 and 14 million tonnes over the
last two decades. Per capita pulses consumption over
the years has come down from 61gm/day in 1951 to 30
gm/day in 2008. This paper analyses the status of pulses
production technology, constraints in cultivation of
pulses and the possibilities of increasing production. It
emphasises the expansion of area under short duration
varieties, development of multiple disease/pest
resistance varieties, use of micro-nutrients like zinc and
sulphur and increase in area under rabi pulse crops to
increase pulses production. The minimum support price
is not effective for pulse crops; prevailing market prices
should be taken into account while fixing the m s p to
bridge the gap between demand and supply.
 
Publisher Economic and Political Weekly
 
Date 2009
 
Type Article
PeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Language en
 
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Identifier http://oar.icrisat.org/5159/1/EPW44_52_73-80_2009%5B1%5D.pdf
Reddy, A A (2009) Pulses Production technology: Status and way forward. Economic and Political Weekly, 64 (52). pp. 73-80. ISSN 0012-9976