feb 10
World pulses day -> Proposed by Burkina Faso
2016 was
UN GA International Year of Pulses (IYP).
Features
India is the biggest producer and consumer of pulses in the world
India accounted for 62% of world’s total pulses production in 2019-20.
Major crops
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