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Pigeon Pea. Pigeon Pea (Cajanus cajan) is maybe not a well-recognised crop in many corners, but this plant, popular in the cuisines of Africa, Asia, and Latin America, deserves to be better well ...
Pigeon pea, a drought-tolerant crop, holds significance for small-scale farmers in arid and semi-arid lands, primarily contributing to income generation and food security.
But despite its many selling points, pigeon pea-supported yam cultivation has yet to make it off the demonstration plot. “We need to upscale,” Danquah says. “As it stands now, the adoption ...
As farmers succumb to changing weather patterns and low precipitation, scientists are making a case for the adoption of intercropping to adapt to the changing climatic conditions.
This is mainly on account of many farmers shifting to other alternate crops such as maize, red gram (arhar or pigeon pea) and cotton as soyabean had fetched poor returns in the last two consecutive ...
Pigeon pea, a crucial ingredient in many meals, has experienced price hikes due to poor crop yields. In 2019, a quintal of pigeon pea was sold at the APMC market for Rs 5,800, which rose to Rs ...
Pigeon pea, a drought-tolerant crop, holds significance for small-scale farmers in arid and semi-arid lands, primarily contributing to income generation and food security.