Growth and instability of pulse crops in North Gujarat: An analysis

India is the world's largest producer, importer and consumer of pulses. To address the scourge of pervasive malnutrition caused by protein deficiency among large sections of the Indian population (higher consumption of pulses will help). Gujarat is one of potential states of India in terms of pulse production and consumption. Within Gujarat, efficiency northern part of state contributes complicity turn bypulse production. This region specific pulses growth and stability in area, production and productivity couldaffect the pulses scenario in state. Therefore, to study the growth and stability in area, production and productivity with reference to North Gujarat the maser study was under taken overall, North Gujarat had positive growth in yield (3.77%), production period. Whereas, except Patan all other districts of North Gujarat was observed positive growth in green gram yield, resultant production increased with 4.78 per cent per annum at regional level. The growth (−5.21%) performance of moth bean production during the study period had been extremely poor even yield increased with 8.26 per cent but growth in area decrease was substantial (−13.1%). Growth performance of Tur crop during the study period had been marginalized even yield increased with 9.45 per cent in North Gujarat because acreage decrease (−10.09) was more prominent phenomena. Growth performance of Urd crop during the study period had been guided by the yield increase and marginal acreage increase as compared to any other major pulses of North Gujarat.