Project report for Red gram Cultivation

The pigeon pea is a perennial legume from the family Fabaceae. It is consumed on a large scale in South Asia and is a major source of protein for the population of the Indian subcontinent. It is the primary accompaniment to rice or roti (flat bread) and has the status of staple food throughout the length and breadth of India. Red gram is mainly cultivated and consumed in developing countries of the world. This crop is widely grown in India. India is the largest producer and consumer of Red gram in the world. It contains about 22 percent protein, which is almost three times that of cereals. Red gram supplies a major share of protein requirement of vegetarian population of the country. Red gram is mainly consumed in the form of split pulse as Dal, which is an essential supplement of cereal based diet.

Red gram is the one of the most important pulse crop & major source of protein. India ranks first in world tur production. Karnataka stands at 2nd position in Red gram production in India.  Maharashtra is the largest producer of Red gram accounting for nearly 33.49 percent of the total production followed by Uttar Pradesh (19.73 percent), Madhya Pradesh (12.18 percent), Andhra Pradesh (8.17 percent), Gujarat (8.13 percent) and Karnataka (6.34 percent).

The global pulses market reached a volume of 115.3 Million Tons in 2020. Pulses is a major source of protein for a huge section of state particularly vegetarian population. India, with a share of 22 per cent, is the largest producer of pulses in the world. But the production of pulses has not been able to keep pace with their domestic demand, resulting in imports of 2-3 million tons of pulses per annum. Closing the gap between demand and supply of pulses would require production to grow at least by 4 per cent per annum. During recent years people are recognizing the nutrient superiority and health benefits of pulses compared to other grains. There may be an increase in demand for pulses due to recent inclusion of pulses in food security bill coupled with increased awareness of people about inclusion of pulses in daily meals for healthy living and also pulses are ideal solution for climate change. So, there is a need to increase the pulse production with the increasing demand and to recognize them as climate change complaint crops to promote their cultivation and consumption which makes them state food and farming future.