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Vegetable Soybean: A Crop with Immense Potential to Improve Human Nutrition and Diversify Cropping Systems in Eastern India- A Review

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Title Vegetable Soybean: A Crop with Immense Potential to Improve Human Nutrition and Diversify Cropping Systems in Eastern India- A Review
 
Creator Ravishankar, M
Pan, R S
Kaur, D P
Giri, R R
Anil Kumar, V
Rathore, A
Easdown, W
Nair, R M
 
Subject Agriculture
Cropping and Farming Systems
Food and Nutrition
Indian Agriculture
Legume Crops
 
Description Vegetable soybean was introduced into Jharkhand state in India to provide local communities with an
alternative protein source as well as to diversify the cropping system. The paper covers the introduction
of the crop, testing of different lines in farmers’ fields, a taste survey, the release of a vegetable soybean
cultivar and its popularization, and seed production by the community. The acceptance of the crop by the
local community has led to seed production of the cultivar ‘Swarna Vasundhara’ by farmers. A major
challenge is to expand beyond household level consumption and local Jharkhand markets to create
awareness among other consumers and establish a larger market throughout India for the crop.
Infrastructure such as cold storage facilities will be required to support a viable value chain for vegetable
soybean. The good progress made in Jharkhand has given greater hope of expanding vegetable soybean
production and consumption across India, particularly in the major grain soybean growing states.
 
Date 2016-06
 
Type Article
PeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Language en
 
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Identifier http://oar.icrisat.org/10996/1/Vegetable%20Soybean.pdf
Ravishankar, M and Pan, R S and Kaur, D P and Giri, R R and Anil Kumar, V and Rathore, A and Easdown, W and Nair, R M (2016) Vegetable Soybean: A Crop with Immense Potential to Improve Human Nutrition and Diversify Cropping Systems in Eastern India- A Review. Soybean Research, 14 (2). pp. 1-13.