India’s open import policy sans any curbs is expected to encourage growers of pulses such as tur (arhar or pigeon pea) and urad (black matpe) in major producing countries such as Myanmar and East Africa to plant more in the upcoming planting seasons, trade experts said.
Anticipating a shortfall in tur and urad output due to erratic weather, the Centre recently announced the extension of the duty-free import policy for these two pulses till…