MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE TAKES MEASURES TO INCREASE PRODUCTION OF BEANS AND LENTILS...
A special analysis has been prepared for Covid-19 and its effects on the pulses sector by the "Product tables" established by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry in order to follow strategic and frequently changing agricultural products. According to the analysis, Covid-19 has a negative impact on all sectors affecting human life, while the duration of the pandemic remains unknown. In this obscurity, countries are struggling with many dilemmas regarding the continuity of agricultural activities. Considering the sowing and harvesting seasons due to quarantine conditions, there are problems such as input and labor supply, access to the market and the transportation of the products to the foreign market. Demand to pulses increased prices... Although there is a supply suitable for consumer demand, the consumer turned to products such as legumes and flour, which can be stored for a long time at home, due to quarantine conditions. The recommendations of nutritionists s...