Australia, Brazil to grow Arhar dal for Indian consumers

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Now they have again started work to grow pigeon pea for the Indian market.".

The sources, however, said that for the initiative to succeed, the Australian counterparts may like to get assured orders from the Indian government.IANSAhmedabad, June 30 (IANS) Gujarat is impacted by the pulses price surge..

Farmers in Australia and Brazil are set to experiment with growing arhar (pigeon peas) for consumers in India, where demand for the popular yellow lentil--the main ingredient of 'dal tadka' and 'sambhar'--has been outpacing domestic production for some years now...

At a recent meeting between Australian Agriculture Minister Murray Watt, top officials of India's food ministry and representatives of the Indian Pulses and Grains Association (IPGA), it was decided that IPGA will facilitate pigeon pea farming in Queensland with the help of the Australian trade body Pulse Australia, according to officials...

"We suggested to the Australian industry that it should grow pigeon peas for India, as India no longer imports chickpeas from Australia--once the top supplier of chickpeas to India," a top official told ET, requesting not to be named...

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