Post Harvest Profile of Green Gram

P R E F A C E

Green gram (Vigna radiata), is one of the important pulses crop, grown throughout the country.  The pulse ‘Green gram’ plays an important role in Indian diet, as it contains vegetable protein and supplement to cereal based diet.  It contains about 25% protein, which is almost three times that of cereals. It also contains important minerals such as calcium, Iron, and Phosphorus alongwith other vitamins.  Besides, it is also used as nutritive fodder, especially for milch animals. The crop is generally grown as a rain fed crop and is resistant to adverse climatic conditions. It being a leguminous crop, it improves the soil fertility by fixing atmospheric nitrogen in the soil. Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, and Bihar are the major Green gram producing states in India.   

            The profile on Green gram has been prepared on the recommendation of the Inter-Ministerial Task Force on Agricultural Marketing Reform (May-2002).  The main object of the profile is aimed at to facilitate producers to know when, where and how to market the produce to get better prices on one hand and also to help the traders as well as the research scholars on other hand.  The profile covers all aspects of Post-harvest management i.e. market practices, marketing channels, marketing problems, institutional facilities, marketing services, marketing information and extension, various government marketing schemes etc.

            The profile has been prepared by Shri P. G. Choudhari, Senior Marketing Officer, under the supervision and guidance of Shri B.D. Sherkar, Dy. AMA, Directorate of Marketing & Inspection, Branch Head Office, Nagpur.

The Directorate of Marketing & Inspection acknowledges the assistance and cooperation extended by the Regional and Sub offices of the Directorate and various institutions / organisations in supplying the relevant data/information required for compilation of this profile.

The Govt. of India should not be regarded as assuming responsibility for any of the statements/contents, in this profile.

(U.K.S. Chauhan) 
 Agricultural Marketing Adviser  
to the Govt. of India

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