Global meet urges India to augment pulses production to meet nutritional needs
- The Global Pulses Conference, an annual meeting of pulses producers, processors and traders, suggested that India augment production of pulses to meet the nutritional requirements.
Key Highlights
- The Centre had taken adequate measures to improve pulses cultivation in the country by increasing the minimum support price (MSP) regularly.
- The two-day conference is jointly organised by the National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India Ltd. (NAFED) and the Global Pulse Confederation (GPC).
- Over the last decade pulses production had grown by 60% from 171 lakh tonnes in 2014 to 270 lakh tonnes in 2024.
‘Self-sufficiency by 2027’
- India had become self-reliant in chickpeas (chana) and many other pulses crops, with only a slight deficiency remaining in pigeon peas (tur) and black gram.
- Consistent efforts are being made to attain self-sufficiency in pulses by 2027.
- It’s a crop that benefits the soil.
- It is nutritious and benefits the smallholding farmers.
- If India takes efforts to improve cultivation, all the stakeholders will get the benefits.
Prelims Takeaway
- Self-sufficiency in Pulses
- NAFED