Global meet urges India to augment pulses production to meet nutritional needs

Subject: Geography

Section: Economic geography

Context:

The Global Pulses Conference, an annual meeting of pulse producers, processors and traders, has suggested India to augment production of pulses to meet the nutritional requirements.

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Ministers Arjun Munda and Piyush Goyal said the Centre has taken adequate measures to improve pulses cultivation in the country by increasing the minimum support price regularly.
The two-day conference is jointly organized by the National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India Ltd. (NAFED) and the Global Pulse Confederation (GPC).
India will benefit from the global conference with sharing of the best practices and technological advancements in the field from other countries.

Recent trends of Pulses:

India is the largest producer, consumer and importer of pulses in the world.
Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Karnataka are the top five pulses producing States.
Over the last decade pulses production has grown by 60% from 171 lakh tonnes in 2014 to 270 lakh tonnes in 2024.
The partnership between NAFED and GPC will continue to grow to make pulses not only India’s wonder-diet but to make the wonder-diet of the world.
The Centre has assured a price of 50% over the actual cost of production to our farmers, thereby providing an attractive return on investment.
The MSP is the highest today with increases as high as 117% in masoor, 90% in moong, 75% more in chana dal, 60% more in tur and urad over the amount provided a decade back.
India has 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.
The government has increased the supply of new varieties of seeds, while also focusing on expanding cultivation of tur and black gram.