{"id":277852,"date":"2024-01-15T17:57:21","date_gmt":"2024-01-15T12:27:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=277852"},"modified":"2024-01-15T17:57:21","modified_gmt":"2024-01-15T12:27:21","slug":"lentil-production-at-an-all-time-high","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/lentil-production-at-an-all-time-high\/","title":{"rendered":"Lentil Production at an all-time high"},"content":{"rendered":"

Source<\/strong>-This post is based on the article “India\u2019s lentil production set to touch all-time high: Govt<\/strong>” published in “The Indian Express<\/strong>” on 13th January 2024.<\/p>\n

Why in the News?<\/h2>\n

India is anticipated to lead global lentil (masoor) production in 2023-24, due to increased cultivation.<\/p>\n

Why is this significant for India?<\/h2>\n

1) Since reaching its highest output of 1.62 million tonnes in 2017-18, India’s lentil production decreased.<\/strong> Official data for the 2022-23 crop year indicates a production of 1.56 million tonnes.<\/p>\n

2) As per the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)<\/a>, the leading lentil-producing countries in 2022 included Canada, India<\/strong>, Australia, Turkey, and Russia.<\/p>\n

3) Although India ranks as the second-largest lentil producer<\/strong>, it has predominantly imported<\/strong> from Australia, Canada, Russia, Singapore, and Turkey until now.<\/p>\n

4) During the current year, it also imported some quantities of lentil from UAE, USA, Sri Lanka and Nepal.<\/p>\n

5) The projected lentil production figures for 2023-24 could potentially contribute to a reduction in crop imports<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

What are the distinctive characteristics of the lentil crop?<\/h2>\n

1) It is a valuable human food, mostly consumed as dry seeds.<\/p>\n

2) Lentils are small, lens-shaped seeds that come in various colors, with red and green being popular varieties in India.<\/p>\n

3) Lentil is also called Masur and Malka (bold seeded).<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Specifications\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\nDetails<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Worldwide\u00a0<\/strong>Cultivation<\/b><\/td>\nIt is extensively grown across Europe, Asia, and North Africa.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cultivation in India<\/strong><\/td>\nMadhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Punjab, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, and others in India.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nutritional Value<\/strong><\/td>\nCooked lentils consist of approximately 70% water, 20% carbohydrates, 9% protein, and 0.4% fat.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Climatic conditions<\/strong><\/td>\na) It requires a cold climate<\/strong>.
\nb) It is very hardy, withstanding frost and severe winter conditions to a significant degree.
\nc) It requires cold temperature during its vegetative growth and warm temperature at the time of maturity.
\nd) Temperature:<\/strong> The ideal growth temperature falls within the range of 18-30\u00b0C<\/strong>. It is cultivated at altitudes up to 3,500 meters in the north-western hills.
\ne) Soil:<\/strong> Optimal lentil cultivation occurs in well-drained loam soils with a neutral pH. Acidic soils are unsuitable for lentil growth.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

UPSC Syllabus- Indian Economy(Agriculture)<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Source-This post is based on the article “India\u2019s lentil production set to touch all-time high: Govt” published in “The Indian Express” on 13th January 2024. Why in the News? India is anticipated to lead global lentil (masoor) production in 2023-24, due to increased cultivation. Why is this significant for India? 1) Since reaching its highest… Continue reading Lentil Production at an all-time high<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10367,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1566,3127],"tags":[11872],"class_list":["post-277852","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-factly-articles","category-economy","tag-9pm-daily-factly","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/277852","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10367"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=277852"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/277852\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=277852"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=277852"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=277852"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}