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The World Chickpea and Pigeonpea Economies Facts, Trends, and Outlook

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Title The World Chickpea and Pigeonpea Economies Facts, Trends, and Outlook
 
Creator Joshi, P K
Rao, P P
Gowda, C L L
Jones, R B
Silim, S N
Saxena, K B
Kumar, J
 
Subject Chickpea
Pigeonpea
 
Description Globally chickpea and pigeonpea are third and fifth most important pulse crops mainly grown in the
developing countries by resource-poor farmers in drought prone areas and on degraded soils. Chickpea is
traditionally grown in temperate areas while pigeonpea is mainly grown in the tropics. South Asia accounts
for bulk of production of both these pulses. During the last 20 years there has been some diversification
in area and production as reflected in the internationality index of these crops.
Considerable progress has been achieved in developing improved short- and medium-duration varieties
of chickpea and pigeonpea that fit specific niches in the cropping pattern. Fallow areas were brought
under chickpea cultivation as the crop could now escape terminal drought. Short- and medium-duration
pigeonpea varieties resistant to diseases enabled double cropping leading to an increase in farm income.
However, large-scale adoption could not be sustained due to several socioeconomic and technological
constraints.
Low productivity growth of chickpea and pigeonpea has resulted in declining or stagnant per caput
availability of these pulses in the major producing regions. An important policy question is whether the
decline in per caput availability of pulses is a supply or demand constraint. In the short to medium term,
supply would be more constrained than demand for both chickpea and pigeonpea. Population and income
growth and positive income elasticity of demand would ensure present levels of consumption. In the
long run demand would be more constrained due to changes in tastes, preferences, and urbanization.
Chickpea and pigeonpea complement cereals in production and consumption. Their overall benefits
extend much beyond generating income to resource-poor farmers. For the long run sustainability of the
system improvement in production through improved varieties resistant to pests and diseases and better
agronomic management should continue in the future.
 
Publisher International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics
 
Date 2001
 
Type Monograph
NonPeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Language en
 
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Identifier http://oar.icrisat.org/5291/1/Outlook%20rep-The%20World%20Chickpea.pdf
Joshi, P K and Rao, P P and Gowda, C L L and Jones, R B and Silim, S N and Saxena, K B and Kumar, J (2001) The World Chickpea and Pigeonpea Economies Facts, Trends, and Outlook. Monograph. International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics, Patancheru, Andhra Pradesh, India.