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Net Availability of Cereals and Pulses

Net Availability of Cereals and Pulses

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Year	Population (millions)	Cereals		Pulses
Year	Population (millions)	Net Availability (million tonnes)	Per capita net availability (grams per day)	Net availability (million tonnes)	Per capita net availability (grams per day)
1951	363.2	44.3	334.2	8	60.7
1961	442.4	64.6	399.7	11.1	69
1971	551.3	84	417.6	10.3	51.2
1981	688.5	104.8	417.3	9.4	37.5
1991	851.7	145.7	468.5	12.9	41.6
2001	1033.3	145.2	385.1	11	29.1
Source: Directorate of Economics and Statistics, Ministry of Agriculture

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