Cereal-pulses (rice-greengram/ blackgram/ horsegram/ lathyrus)

Rice-pulse is the major cropping system practiced in Odisha. Pulses are major traditional crops in the state grown in all the districts. These crops are grown in all three seasons i.e., under rainfed condition in kharif, under residual moisture in rabi and under irrigated situation in summer season.  Kharif pulses constitute 33% area and 36% production with productivity of 559 kg/ha while rabi pulse area is 67% contributing 64% of production with a productivity of 481 kg/ha.