About Peas
Green peas (matar) are India's favourite winter vegetable and its most important frozen vegetable. Dry peas are also used as a cheaper pulse, and India imports yellow peas when its pulse crop is short.
Where Peas Is Grown in Jharkhand
The main peas districts of Jharkhand are Ranchi, Hazaribagh, Lohardaga. Jharkhand grows rice on its plateau uplands and lowlands, along with pulses such as urad and tur, maize, and a large range of vegetables, including tomato, okra and cauliflower, that supply Kolkata, Bihar and Odisha.
Season in Jharkhand
Green peas: December–March in the plains; April–October from the hills. Dry peas: harvested March–April. Exact arrival dates in Jharkhand depend on local sowing and the monsoon, so check current arrivals before planning purchases.
How Peas Is Sold in Jharkhand
Farm produce is sold through regulated APMC market yards under the state's agricultural produce marketing law, run by the state agricultural marketing board, with many yards linked to eNAM. The state has been reforming its markets and promoting FPOs.
Other major markets in Jharkhand
State Agencies in Jharkhand
Peas has no minimum support price, so it is bought almost entirely by private traders, processors and exporters. State marketing bodies regulate the markets and support farmer producer organisations.
Buyers, Processors and Exporters
These companies and bodies buy, process or export peas across India, including from Jharkhand. Tap a name for details.
- Mother Dairy Fruit & Vegetable Pvt LtdSafal fresh and frozen produceAboutExplore
- HyFun Foods Pvt LtdFrozen vegetablesAboutExplore
- McCain Foods (India) Pvt LtdFrozen vegetablesAboutExplore
- BigBasket (Supermarket Grocery Supplies Pvt Ltd)Online groceryAboutExplore
- Ninjacart (63 Ideas Infolabs Pvt Ltd)B2B fresh produceAboutExplore
Research and Advice in Jharkhand
New varieties, crop advice and seed for peas growers in Jharkhand come from the state agricultural universities below and from the Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) in each district.
Peas in Other States
Uttar Pradesh · Madhya Pradesh · Punjab · Himachal Pradesh · Uttarakhand
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