Question

How import and export has contributed to price rise in pulses even after being top in production of pulses? Give 5 reasons to support your answer

Answer 1

Liberalization of pulse import policies to promote imports.

Imposition of export curbs due to lower productivity. 

Significant gap in supply and demand of pulses globally, leading to steady increase in prices..

Productivity adversely affected due to restricted irrigation facilities, barren lands, poor policy initiatives for market promotion and so on, leading to more imports.

Demand has been increasing steadily due to improved per capita consumption, growing population etc., again leading to increased reliance on imports when faced with shortfall.