Lentil Production:
India is set to become the world’s largest producer of lentil (masoor) during the 2023-24 crop years on account of higher acreage.
- In India, it’s mostly consumed as ‘Dal’ by removal of outer skin and separation of cotyledons.
- Lentil is also called as Masur and Malka (bold seeded).rld’s largest producer of lentil (masoor) during the 2023-24 crop years on account of higher acreage.
- It is widely cultivated throughout Europe, Asia, and North Africa.
- The Lentil growing states in India are Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Chattisgarh, Haryana, Punjab, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, etc
- It is easy to cook and easily digestible with high biological value. Dry leaves, stems, empty and broken pods are used as valuable cattle feed.
- According to Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the world top lentil growers in 2022 were Canada, India, Australia, Turkey and Russia.
- Despite being the second largest producer of lentil, India has so far been importing mainly from Australia, Canada, Russia, Singapore, and Turkey.
- During the current year, it also imported some quantities of lentil from UAE, USA, Sri Lanka and Nepal.
