Products
Agro products include abroad all-inclusive category of products related to agriculture. Cereals and pulses are an integral part of our lives, as they are the only food products that provide instant energy. Grains or cereal grains are grasses whose grain (generally from families Poaceae or Gramineae) in the form of rice, wheat ,maize, barley, oats , rye, buckwheat and sorghum constitutes a majority of daily sustenance. Cereal grains provide more food energy they are therefore staple crops. In their natural form (as in whole grain), they are a rich source of vitamins, minerals, carbohydrates, fats and oils, and protein. Usually ground into flour, these grains provide bread, pasta, and other staple carbohydrates essential to nutrition. On the other hand pulses are leguminous species producing edible seeds. India is the world's largest producer, consumer and importer of pulses.
Pulses find a prominent place in Indian meals and remain a primary source of protein for the majority of population in the country. The country grows a variety of pulses crops such as peas, lentils, urad, tur, moong, yellow peas, chicken pea, pigeon pea and beans under different agro-climatic conditions, and is recognized globally as a major player contributing around 25 per cent of the world’s production.
