India inks MoU with Mozambique to import pulses
Q. India has inked an MoU to import pulses from which African nation?- Published on 04 Aug 16a. Mozambique
b. Madagascar
c. Malawi
d. None of the above
ANSWER: Mozambique
India has inked an MoU with Mozambique to import 3.75 lakh tonne pulses during 2016-2019.
- MoU fixes a target of minimum quantities of import of tour and other pulses from Mozambique over three financial years.
- India imported pulses worth USD 3.90 billion in 2015-2016 as against 2.78 billion in the previous fiscal
- In quantity terms, pulse imports in 2015-2016 stood at 57.97 lakh tonnes as against 45.85 lakh tonnes in 2014-2015