date:May 22, 2012
The target area for pulse cultivation is about 17.49 lakh hectares. In fact, the cultivated area on this date last year was about 10.15 lakh hectares less than it is this year.
According to reports provided by the states, Odisha tops the list. The state's pulse farmers were set a target of about 3.50 lakh hectares, and have already cultivated 3.87 lakh hectares. Apart from Gujarat, Chhattisgarh and West Bengal, it is the only other state to have achieved its target.
Although Bihar hasn't ach