?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Foar.icrisat.org%2F8991%2F&rft.title=Grain+Legumes+Production%2C+Consumption+and+Trade+Trends+in+Developing+Countries%3B+Working+Paper+Series+No.+60&rft.creator=Nedumaran%2C+S&rft.creator=Abinaya%2C+P&rft.creator=Jyosthnaa%2C+P&rft.creator=Shraavya%2C+B&rft.creator=Rao%2C+P&rft.creator=Bantilan%2C+C&rft.subject=Chickpea&rft.subject=Pigeonpea&rft.subject=Groundnut&rft.description=Grain+legumes+play+an+important+nutritional+role+in+the+diet+of+millions+of+people+in+the+developing+countries+and+are+thus+sometimes+referred+to+as+the+poor+man%E2%80%99s+meat.+Since+legumes+are+vital+sources+of+protein%2C+calcium%2C+iron%2C+phosphorus+and+other+minerals%2C+they+form+a+significant+part+of+the+diet+of+vegetarians+since+the+other+food+items+they+consume+don%E2%80%99t+contain+much+protein+(Latham%2C+1997).+Legumes+are+multipurpose+crops+and+are+consumed+either+directly+as+food+or+in+various+processed+forms+or+as+feed+in+many+farming+systems+(Gowda+et+al.%2C+1997).+The+legume+crops+are+often+grown+as+rotation+crops+with+cereals+because+of+their+role+in+nitrogen+fixation.+However%2C+over+the+past+few+decades%2C+the+yields+and+production+of+legume+crops+have+been+stagnant+in+the+developing+countries.+Agricultural+research+and+development+efforts+in+many+of+these+countries+have+concentrated+on+increasing+cereal+yields+and+production+and+lowering+crop+losses+in+order+to+achieve+food+security.+Due+to+the+diverse+roles+played+by+grain+legume+crops+in+farming+systems+and+nutritional+security%2C+the+research+on+legume+crops+will+have+significant+impacts+on+nutritional+security+and+soil+fertility%2C+especially+in+the+developing+countries...&rft.publisher=ICRISAT&rft.date=2015&rft.type=Monograph&rft.type=NonPeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.language=en&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Foar.icrisat.org%2F8991%2F1%2F2015-101%2520WPS%252060.pdf&rft.identifier=++Nedumaran%2C+S+and+Abinaya%2C+P+and+Jyosthnaa%2C+P+and+Shraavya%2C+B+and+Rao%2C+P+and+Bantilan%2C+C++(2015)+Grain+Legumes+Production%2C+Consumption+and+Trade+Trends+in+Developing+Countries%3B+Working+Paper+Series+No.+60.++Working+Paper.+ICRISAT%2C+Patancheru%2C+Telangana%2C+India.+++++