About Pigeonpea or Tur Dal or Arhar Dal

About the Crop: It is predominantly a crop of tropical areas mainly cultivated in semi arid regions of India. 

Temperature Range: 26°C to 30°C in the rainy season (June to October) and 17°C to 22°C in the post rainy (November to March) season. 

Other Conditions: It is successfully grown in black cotton soils, and a pH ranging from 7.0 – 8.5 is required.

Coverage: It is a perennial legume and occupies 33% of pulses area and contributes to 48% of total kharif pulses production. 

Top 3 States: Maharashtra, Karnataka and Madhya Pradesh — contribute 64% to area and production.

The National Cooperative Consumers Federation of India (NCCF)

• It was established in 1965 as an apex body of consumer cooperatives and is headquartered in New Delhi.
• Nodal Ministry: Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution
• It is registered under the Multi-State Co-operative Societies Act, 2002.

National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India (NAFED)

• Nodal Ministry: Ministry of Agriculture
• It deals with marketing cooperatives for agricultural produce in India and is headquartered in New Delhi.
• It is registered under the Multi-State Co-operative Societies Act, 2002.

Primary Agricultural Credit Societies (PACS)

• These are village-level cooperative credit societies and serve as the last link in a three-tier cooperative credit structure headed by the State Cooperative Banks (SCB) at the state level. 

Farmers Producer Organisation (FPO)

• It’s a producer organization offering end-to-end support to small farmers, encompassing cultivation inputs, technical services, processing, and marketing assistance.
• Objective: To enhance production, productivity and profitability of agriculturists, especially small farmers in the country.