Pulses being wasted due to unsafe storage

A government-commissioned study on India’s pulses stocks shows serious gaps in storage practices, raising concern over availability of a key protein source for millions of Indians.

- Dhirendra Kumar

The study highlighted the need for uniform scientific protocols in storage and milling, after examining more than 500 stacks of pulses bags across 101 warehouses. The report, reviewed by Mint, by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research—Central Institute of Post-Harvest Engineering and Techn