Impact of Doubling Farmers’ Income on Area, Production and Productivity of Pulses in India: A Recent Study| Chapter 8 | Current Approaches in Science and Technology Research Vol. 1

 India is the world's largest producer and consumer of pulses, accounting for roughly 25-28 percent of global production. Pulses are called climate-smart crops because they can resist climatic unpredictability, use less water, enrich the soil, and provide a lot of nutrition to small farmers in arid and semi-arid regions of the world. Due to the growing demand for pulses and the resulting supply shortfall, India is increasingly importing them. One of the strategies for “Doubling Farmers' Income by 2022” was to increase the acreage, production, and productivity of pulses in India by 2022.

intended to increase the acreage, production, and productivity of pulses in India by providing farmers with the appropriate incentives. As a result, utilizing secondary data, this study attempted to assess the increase of pulses in India over a period of time, from 1980-81 to 2017-18.

To conduct the analysis, the average yearly growth rates and percentages were employed. The results showed that total pulse area, production, and productivity were all positive, albeit at a modest rate of 1.36 percent, 3.29 percent, and 2.04 percent each year, respectively. Because of the incline Following the increase in the Minimum Support Price (MSP) in 2015-16, it was found that acreage, production, and yield all grew faster than in previous years. The percentage change in area, production, and productivity for key pulses over three periods revealed a slight increase in gram area and production in major producing states, as well as the same pattern in red and black gram. It was also discovered that the rise of main pulses in period III was higher in some states than in period II. There are no policy implications or lessons learnt!

Author (s) Details

Dr. S. B. Ramya Lakshmi
Centre for Sustainable Agriculture, Monitoring and Evaluation, National Institute of Agricultural Extension Management (MANAGE), Hyderabad-500030, Telangana, India.

Ms. Priyanka Patra
Centre for Sustainable Agriculture, Monitoring and Evaluation, National Institute of Agricultural Extension Management(MANAGE), Hyderabad-500030, Telangana, India.

Dr. K. C. Gummagolmath
Centre for Sustainable Agriculture, Monitoring and Evaluation, National Institute of Agricultural Extension Management (MANAGE), Hyderabad-500030, Telangana, India.

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