In India, pulses are not just food, but the basis of livelihood for millions of farmers and nutrition for crores of families. Yet, the irony is that the country is still largely dependent on foreign countries for pulses. In 2023-24, India imported 47.38 lakh tonnes of pulses. To end this dependence, the central government has launched the National Pulse Self-Sufficiency Mission. “Madhya Pradesh alone accounts for 24 percent of the country's tota…
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In India, pulses are not just food, but the basis of livelihood for millions of farmers and nutrition for crores of families. Yet, the irony is that the country is still largely dependent on foreign countries for pulses. In 2023-24, India imported 47.38 lakh tonnes of pulses. To end this dependence, the central government has launched the National Pulse Self-Sufficiency Mission. “Madhya Pradesh alone accounts for 24 percent of the country's tota…