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Chickpea and Pigeonpea Economies in Asia: Facts, Trends and Outlook

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Title Chickpea and Pigeonpea Economies in Asia: Facts, Trends and Outlook
 
Creator Rao, P P
Birthal, P S
Bhagavatula, S
Bantilan, M C S
 
Subject Chickpea
Pigeonpea
 
Description This report provides a factual assessment of consumption, production and marketing of pulses in
Asia, and explores future prospects for the pulses sector by focusing on chickpea and pigeonpea,
the two most important pulse crops grown in the continent. Chickpea and pigeonpea are important
grain legumes and play a significant role in the food and nutrition security of the poor in developing
countries of Asia. Together, these crops account for 41% of Asia’s pulses production. Asia accounts
for 88% of global chickpea production and 90% of global pigeonpea production. Within Asia, India
is the largest producer of both crops, accounting for 75% of Asia’s chickpea as well as pigeonpea
production.
 
Publisher International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics
 
Date 2010
 
Type Monograph
NonPeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Language en
 
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Identifier http://oar.icrisat.org/191/1/98_2010_BO49_CP_and_PP.pdf
Rao, P P and Birthal, P S and Bhagavatula, S and Bantilan, M C S (2010) Chickpea and Pigeonpea Economies in Asia: Facts, Trends and Outlook. Documentation. International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics, Patancheru.