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Agricultural crops important cereals and pulses (geography project )​

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Cereals are highly rich in carbohydrate and are majorly produced in many countries, while pulses are rich in proteins and have been yielded in less quantity than cereals. Secondly, cereals are the grasses, belongs to the Poaceae family (monocot), while pulses are leguminous crops which produce pods.

Cereals and Pulses are the types of grains, which are the small, dry and hard seed, grown and consumed by the humans and animals as their food and other uses. There are five types of grains: cereal grains, whole grains, pseudo-cereals, oilseeds, and pulses. Among them, cereals and pulses are grown and consumed in large quantity widely — also, these staple foods of many countries due to their high nutrient value.

China is the top country in the production of cereals in the world. According to the census, the total production was 617 million metrics in 2017, that counts 20.75% of the entire world’s production. Apart from China, the United States of America, Brazil, India, and the Russian Federation are included in the top five countries for cereal production and contribute 54.42% of the total output.

In the case of pulses, India is the largest producer, importer, and consumer and contributes. After India, Canada, Maynamar, China, Nigeria, Brazil, Australia, USA. Cereals and pulses are considered as one of the major edibles for maintaining a healthy diet and hence are produced chiefly.

Despite many common features, these words are used interchangeably and so with this article, and we will unfold the points, that exhibit the variations between cereals and pulses.