Mozambique to grow arhar, urad for Indian consumers / India to provide seeds, technical assistance

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Mozambique to grow arhar, urad for Indian consumers / India to provide seeds, technical assistance

10:20 CAT | 06 Jul 2016

TOI / Centre has reached understanding with Mozambique to grow pulses abroad for consumption in India. India to help Mozambique with quality seeds and farming techniques, India to buy the whole produce from the country under the agreement

Mozambique will produce Indian varieties of pulses, mainly arhar and urad, to meet India’s growing demand for dals.

The Indian Cabinet on Tuesday approved signing a long-term MoU with the African nation to double import of pluses from the present one lakh tonnes to two lakh tonnes by 2020-21.

Announcing the decision, IT minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said the crop to be grown in Mozambique would taste like that of pulses raised in India. He said the pulses grown here taste different from the ones produced in other countries. Officials also said the look and taste of imported pulses did not find many takers in India.

Sources said the government will assist Mozambique by providing high quality seeds and technical assistance. TOI has learnt that New Delhi may even provide financial help and will also assure to buy all pulses grown there.

Source: Times of India