The government takes the usual market-regulatory steps every time there is a surge in prices of pulses — the primary source of protein for a majority of Indians. But shortfall in domestic production, the main reason behind the price rise, remains unaddressed...
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The past three decades have seen stagnation in acreage, production and productivity of pulses across the country due to a bevy of reasons that include availability of more profitable crops...
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Ensuring that pulses sell at the minimum support price and distributing them under the public distribution system can help them find favour with farmers again...
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The government’s flip-flop on stockholding limits does not help pulses’ pricing issues...
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The government needs to revise its pricing policy to incentivise pulses production...
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Pulses are found in every corner of the country and are essential in Indian cuisine...
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The demand for pulses by 2030 will be 32.64 million tonnes...
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Lack of planning, introduction of hybrid seeds, chemical fertilisers, insecticides and weed killers are responsible for decline in pulses’ cultivation...
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