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B. Abirami and P. Kumar
The study on “Marching towards Self-Sufficiency in Chickpea” by Dixit et al.
(2019) states that the required steps to sustain chickpeas production includes assured
procurement and inclusion of pulses in the public distribution system, lucrative minimum support price (MSP) in order to make pulses comparable to cereals, buffer
stock to meet any contingent condition, strict imposition of holding limit of pulses
with traders, extending the benefit of crop insurance schemes to pulses, proper
infrastructure for safe storage and post-harvest processing.
3 Research Questions
At present only seven states account for 90% of chickpeas production: Madhya
Pradesh (4.60 million tonnes), Maharashtra (1.78 million tonnes), Rajasthan (1.67
million tonnes), Karnataka (0.72 million tonnes), Andhra Pradesh (0.59 million
tonnes), Uttar Pradesh (0.58 million tonnes) and Gujarat (0.37 million tonnes) (Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare 2018). Several studies show that pulses
production in India is finding new niche areas where it is reportedly performing better
than in the traditional ones (Shiyani et al. 2000; Joshi and Saxena 2002). In the recent
years, with special emphasis on chickpeas, all the states have shown an increased
per capita consumption but a decreased area under its cultivation. There is a huge
gap between demand and supply. The regional movement of centre of chickpeas
cultivation is the most important determinant of the gap. This study attempts to fill
the following research gaps of the supply side dynamics of chickpeas production in
India.
1. Why there is fluctuations in the APY of chickpeas over the past years?
2. Why the trend in chickpeas cultivation changed in Northern, Southern, Eastern,
Western and Central Zones of the Country?
3. What are the major reasons for the regional shift in area under chickpeas
cultivation?
4 Objectives of the Study
The Objectives of the study includes
1. To examine the trends in Area, Production and Productivity of chickpeas at All
India level.
2. To study the trends in Area, Production and Productivity of chickpeas in five
different zones.
3. To study the Spatial Shift in the area under chickpeas cultivation.
4. To find the major reasons for the Spatial Shift.
B. Abirami and P. Kumar
The study on “Marching towards Self-Sufficiency in Chickpea” by Dixit et al.
(2019) states that the required steps to sustain chickpeas production includes assured
procurement and inclusion of pulses in the public distribution system, lucrative minimum support price (MSP) in order to make pulses comparable to cereals, buffer
stock to meet any contingent condition, strict imposition of holding limit of pulses
with traders, extending the benefit of crop insurance schemes to pulses, proper
infrastructure for safe storage and post-harvest processing.
3 Research Questions
At present only seven states account for 90% of chickpeas production: Madhya
Pradesh (4.60 million tonnes), Maharashtra (1.78 million tonnes), Rajasthan (1.67
million tonnes), Karnataka (0.72 million tonnes), Andhra Pradesh (0.59 million
tonnes), Uttar Pradesh (0.58 million tonnes) and Gujarat (0.37 million tonnes) (Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare 2018). Several studies show that pulses
production in India is finding new niche areas where it is reportedly performing better
than in the traditional ones (Shiyani et al. 2000; Joshi and Saxena 2002). In the recent
years, with special emphasis on chickpeas, all the states have shown an increased
per capita consumption but a decreased area under its cultivation. There is a huge
gap between demand and supply. The regional movement of centre of chickpeas
cultivation is the most important determinant of the gap. This study attempts to fill
the following research gaps of the supply side dynamics of chickpeas production in
India.
1. Why there is fluctuations in the APY of chickpeas over the past years?
2. Why the trend in chickpeas cultivation changed in Northern, Southern, Eastern,
Western and Central Zones of the Country?
3. What are the major reasons for the regional shift in area under chickpeas
cultivation?
4 Objectives of the Study
The Objectives of the study includes
1. To examine the trends in Area, Production and Productivity of chickpeas at All
India level.
2. To study the trends in Area, Production and Productivity of chickpeas in five
different zones.
3. To study the Spatial Shift in the area under chickpeas cultivation.
4. To find the major reasons for the Spatial Shift.