India aims for self-sufficiency in pulses by 2030-31. A new six-year mission will boost production by 40 percent. The government plans to i...

Niti Aayog suggests ways for India to become self-reliant in pulses. The goal is to double pulse production by 2047. Production may reach 3...

NITI Aayog suggests a plan to boost pulse production in India. The goal is to reduce imports and achieve self-sufficiency. The strategy inc...

The Indian government has initiated contract farming with farmers in Tamil Nadu, Bihar, Jharkhand, and Gujarat to grow pulses on 1,500 hect...

Agri-economist Ashok Gulati warns that India will need to import 80-100 lakh tonnes of pulses by 2030 if current policies favoring paddy cu...

India aimed to be self-sufficient in pulses by 2027-28, facing challenges due to being the largest producer and consumer. Regional preferen...

The Union Budget 2024 has received mixed reactions from the agriculture sector. Industry experts commend its focus on research and self-suf...

The Centre commits to procuring tur, urad, and masur at Minimum Support Prices (MSP) to boost domestic production and reduce imports. Agric...

The portal was launched by Union Minister Amit Shah. It will facilitate the registration, purchase, and direct payment to farmers producing...

Along with the changes made in import policy, the Centre has asked state governments to monitor pulses under the Essential Commodities Act ...

The sowing of pulses in this winter season has gone up by 3% to 16.73 million hectares. The acreage in summer season was also up by 5% to 1...

The country had produced 23.40 mn tonnes of pulses during 2018-19 crop year, still short of annual domestic demand of 26-27 mn tonnes. The ...

The production of pulses stood at record 22.95 million tonnes in the 2016-17 crop year (July-June) as against 16.35 million tonnes in the p...

The country imports over 5 million tonnes of pulses and about 14.5 million tonnes of vegetable oils (comprising edible and non-edible oils)...

The government’s focus on making India self-sufficient in food grains will ensure that the country does not import pulses in the years ahea...

To improve yields, the government said measures need to be taken to control pests and diseases, introduce better variety of seeds, no-till ...

The country is set to reap a bumper crop of pulses, with domestic production expected to cross 16.5 million tonne this year, thanks to an a...