All that ails pulses in India

The past three decades have seen stagnation in acreage, production and productivity of pulses across the country due to a bevy of reasons that …

Pulse tales: What is Indian food without them?

Pulses are found in every corner of the country and are essential in Indian cuisine

Pulse puzzle 2021

The government takes the usual market-regulatory steps every time there is a surge in prices of pulses — the primary source of protein for …

India to import 3 mln tonnes of pulses in 2020-21

Import could lower prices of domestic pulses, increasing losses to farmers

Wheat, palmolein, arhar: As the Centre takes anti-inflationary steps, what about the farmer, DTE asks experts

The entire burden of inflation is still borne by India’s farmers; this needs redress, say experts

Why the decision to impose stock limits on pulses is flawed policy

The government’s flip-flop on stockholding limits does not help pulses’ pricing issues

Why pulse production in India needs better incentives

Productivity of released varieties of pulses is much lower than the notified variety of lower-yielding ones