Indian government ensures 100% tur procurement at MSP, aiming for self-sufficiency in pulses, despite import pressure.

In a book released in Marathi and English, 12 women farmers from rural Maharashtra share the quiet joy of planting indigenous ...

Rahul Chauhan, analyst with IGrain India, is forecasting they may reach 6.71 million tonnes this year, a 52 per cent increase ...

Urad dal is one of the most common lentils found in Indian kitchens. It is a versatile and nourishing ingredient. Here are some easy dinner recipes featuring urad dal. This popular North Indian dish ...

After years of low rainfall devastating soya bean crops on his central Indian farm, Dileep Patidar last year planted the pulse urad as it needs less water and he counted on the government’s crop ...

The procurement of of tur (arhar) at minimum support price (MSP) through Central agencies NAFED and NCCF is in full swing ...

To be sure, an influx of imports and promising kharif crop prospects have reduced India’s pulse supply constraints, particularly for tur, urad, and chana. The Indian government has also been ...

The area under summer pulses is nearly 26 per cent higher at 11.04 lh, thanks to an increase in the coverage of greengram (moong) and blackgram (urad). Moong crop sowing was up by 24.7 per cent at ...