India to import 3 mln tonnes of pulses in 2020-21
Import could lower prices of domestic pulses, increasing losses to farmers
Pulse tales: What is Indian food without them?
Pulses are found in every corner of the country and are essential in Indian cuisine
India’s pulses problem: We need real reform
The government needs to revise its pricing policy to incentivise pulses production
Sour saga of chana saag: Easier access to tender chickpea greens can promote this nutritious food
BONUS: Easy-to-cook good food recipe inside
Rumoured forbidden: It’s time to banish fears around ‘Khesari Dal’ and relish the nutritious legume
Grass pea, linked to lathyrism in British India, could provide food security when conventional crops are failing due to climate change
Pulses production in 2019-20 will reduce due to erratic monsoon: IPGA
Trade body also demands of removal of import restriction and quota on green peas
Rabi sowing update: Wheat gains momentum, pulses continue to lag
Increase in area under pulses important for bringing down food inflation; Rabi paddy acreage reduced over the years
Rabi crop acreage witnesses a decline, pulses fare the worst
Karnataka, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Gujarat among states affected; change in rainfall pattern likely reason
Gareeb Kalyan Anna Yojana has been extended for five more months
Activists and experts welcome Prime Minister Modi’s announcement
New protocol can reduce breeding cycle of pigeonpea by 3-5 years, important for nutritional security in drylands
Technique will help scientists develop climate-resilient, nutritionally superior and higher-yielding pigeonpea varieties faster
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 …
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
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 …
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
India importing pulses despite self-reliance
Despite the Centre's claims of not importing pulses the previous year, foreign dal still entered the country
Will climate change bring back the age of famines in Kashmir?
A quick glance at government data shows that climate change has eaten into the output of top food crops in Jammu and Kashmir
How Russia-Ukraine conflict could influence Africa’s food supplies
African countries imported agricultural products worth $4 billion from Russia in 2020
Kharif season 2023: Despite rain in July, sowing not matching 2021 figures
Acreage of kharif crops reached the same level as last year by first week of August; but it is still less than in 2021
Good food: Seeds of health
Seeds hold the promise of life, and hence they are so carefully stored in seed banks across the world
Summer crops may be damaged this year due to temperature rise: Experts
States accuse the Centre of not taking any initiative to help them increase production of summer crops
Prolonged protests in Bihar over acute fertiliser shortage during rabi sowing season
Protests had also erupted in the state during kharif season earlier this year due to shortage of urea.
Nature-based solutions: Convenient ignorance of the inconvenient truth
Solutions based on going back to nature do exist, but to make a tangible impact on climate change, they need to be executed at scale and with …
Severe urea shortage leads to row between Madhya Pradesh, Centre
An extended monsoon in the state increased wheat acreage, leading to spiraling urea demand and a consequent war of words
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
How pulses can regain their lost glory in India
Ensuring that pulses sell at the minimum support price and distributing them under the public distribution system can help them find favour with …
