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 Uttarakhand
The main peas districts of Uttarakhand are Dehradun, Tehri, Uttarkashi, Nainital. Uttarakhand's plains in Udham Singh Nagar and Haridwar grow rice, wheat, basmati and sugarcane, while its hills grow mandua (ragi), jhangora, rajma, apples, litchi, potato and spices. Hill produce is increasingly sold as organic and speciality food.
Season in Uttarakhand
Green peas: December–March in the plains; April–October from the hills. Dry peas: harvested March–April. Exact arrival dates in Uttarakhand depend on local sowing and the monsoon, so check current arrivals before planning purchases.
How Peas Is Sold in Uttarakhand
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. Hill produce is also marketed through state and cooperative brands.
Other major markets in Uttarakhand
- HaldwaniFruits, vegetablesAboutExplore
- DehradunBasmati, litchiAboutExplore
- RudrapurGrainsAboutExplore
State Agencies in Uttarakhand
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 Uttarakhand. 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 Uttarakhand
New varieties, crop advice and seed for peas growers in Uttarakhand come from the state agricultural universities below and from the Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) in each district.
- G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and TechnologyPantnagarAboutExplore
- VCSG Uttarakhand University of Horticulture and ForestryBharsarAboutExplore
Peas in Other States
Uttar Pradesh · Madhya Pradesh · Punjab · Himachal Pradesh · Jharkhand
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