Pulses: Need for Production Expansion

Pulses: Need for Production Expansion

Pulses are an indispensable part of the Indian diet, but ever increasing prices are making them unaffordable for the poor. The persistent gap between demand and supply of pulses is only expected to widen if domestic production levels are not raised substantially through necessary policy measures.

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Veröffentlicht in:Economic and political weekly 2015-08, Vol.50 (35), p.133-136
1. Verfasser: LINGAREDDY, TULSI
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Agricultural production
Cereals
Crops
ECONOMIC NOTES
Land area
R&D
Research & development
Rice
Trends
Water shortages
Wheat
Wholesale Price Index-US
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Zusammenfassung:Pulses are an indispensable part of the Indian diet, but ever increasing prices are making them unaffordable for the poor. The persistent gap between demand and supply of pulses is only expected to widen if domestic production levels are not raised substantially through necessary policy measures.
ISSN:0012-9976
2349-8846