The empire and its agents will strike again, through the Food Security highway. (Blessed with an Ordinance) Thuvara (Tur Dal) has been systematically attacked in the last few years. It is "the source" of protein for bulk of the Indian population. Check this: "Pigeonpea is an important crop for India’s food security, consumed in the form of dal in regular diets of majority of the country’s vegetarian population. India is the largest producer of pigeonpea in the world, largest consumer of pigeonpea and largest importer of pigeonpea. This opens great opportunities to further develop the industry in the country. Meanwhile, sub-Saharan African countries like Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda grow pigeonpea to export to India, making pigeonpea production critical in increasing incomes and improving the livelihoods of resource-poor farmers. As the crop is generally grown in marginal environments, crop productivity is heavily challenged by several biotic and abiotic stresses. " icrisat.org/newsroom/news-releases/icrisat-pr-2013-media4.htm
Posted on: Sat, 06 Jul 2013 06:20:08 +0000
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