India’s Pulse Revolution: Ending Reliance on Imported Dal
Very soon India may not need to dance to the tariff regimes on pulses, soon India can simply side step President Donald Trumps tantrums on `certain pulses’! India is the world’s largest consumer, producer and importer of pigeon pea or arhar daal. As a new pulse revolution gathers momentum, climate‑smart, high‑yield pigeon pea varieties from ICRISAT promise self‑sufficiency, ending India’s costly dependence on imports from America, Canada and Africa, and securing the nation’s protein future. India’s Pulse Paradox, the world’s largest consumer, producer and importer of Pigeon Pea, and how a home‑grown Pulse Revolution is unfolding. NDTV’s Science Editor Pallava Bagla, visited the fields of Pigeon Pea and spoke to Dr Himanshu Pathak, Director General, International Crops Research Institute For The Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), Hyderabad.
