Speedy new seeds, logistics bottlenecks and intricacies in border trade forged a new source of Tur for the Indian market. While continued demand is not guaranteed, the next chapter might still surprise us.

When the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared COVID-19 a pandemic and almost the entire world moved into lockdowns, Tanzania went against the grain with the government deciding to try a relaxed method of containing the virus by leaving the economy largely open.

IGrain’s Rahul Chauhan provides information on pricing and current inventories, as well as import figures and news from domestic and international markets.

The senior editor of the Hindu Business Line on the advance of the southwest monsoon, pulse stock limits and more.

Jahid Nagarwala is the CEO of Dubai-based Alfa Group and has been in the pulses business in Africa since 2005. He talks to Lara Gilmour about this year’s production and how Indian demand for pigeon pea is evolving.

The managing director for Mahashree Group in Tanzania talks about production and the effects of India's trade agreement.