Towards oilseeds sufficiency in India: Present status and way forward

Abstract

An Open Access International Peer Reviewed QuarterlyIndia is a global player in edible oil arena, being the 2nd largest importer, and 3rd largest consumer of edible oil as well as 4th largest oilseed producer. Rapeseed and mustard, Soybean and groundnut contribute 82% of total inland oilseed production. Per capita consumption has been increasing and is projected at around 24 kg by 2025. There is a large gap in production and demand of edible oilseeds, leading to growing dependency on import day by day. Productivity of Indian oil seed sector per se is very low that needs to be augmented to save the hard earned foreign exchange. This situation needs revisiting researchable and policy issues adopted so far. This article discusses the current scenario and future strategies to achieve self-sufficiency in Indian oilseed sector.

Pigeon pea (Cajanus cajan) an important food legume in Indian scenario – A review

“…India is a principal pigeon pea growing country accounting for approximately 90% of the total world production (Singh and Vaishampayan, 2017;Bhattacharjee and Sharma, 2015). In India, it is the second most cultivatable pulse crop after chickpea which cultivated on about 3.62 million ha (Singh et al, 2015). Although Uttar Pradesh is the biggest producer of pigeon pea in India but its average yield is lower in comparison to adjoining states viz., Jharkhand and Bihar (Ahlawat et al, 2005;Prasad et al, 2017).…”

Relative Change in Yields and Nutrient Uptake of Black Gram under Different Doses and Sources of Boron

“…It is one of the important grain legumes and is an excellent source of easily digestible good quality protein [3]. In India black gram is shown in the area of 50.31 lakh ha with 32.84 lakh ton production and the productivity of 651 kg ha -1 (Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare [4] and in the Bihar the area under cultivation is 15.5 ('000) ha and productivity is 912 kg ha -1 [5]. About 33% area at national level and 38% area in Bihar are B deficient [6].…”

Response of pulses to varied levels of farm yard manure

“…The present average per capita consumption of pulses in India is 14 kg per annum against the WHO recommendation of 20 kg per annum. India grows pulses in an area of 23 million ha with a production of 17.02 million tonnes.The productivity is 617 kg ha -1 (Singh et al, 2015). However, the yield levels are far behind the potential mainly due to poor nutrient management practices.…”