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East African nations — Tanzania, Ethiopia, Mozambique, Uganda, Malawi — are upset with the Indian government. Pulse growers in these countries are let-down by the Centre’s sudden decision to shut the door on pulse imports from these origins which have inflicted huge losses on African growers.
After encouraging African nations to produce more for meeting the country’s ever-rising demand, the Indian government imposed quantitative restrictions (QRs) on the import of tur/arhar (pigeon pea) and urad (black matte) and moong (green gram) in August last year which has effectively denied market access to pulses from Africa.
Wooing Africa
The wholly unexpected decision (from the African side) to clamp QRs has meant that African farmers, most of them smallholders like in India, have been denied access to the world’s largest pulse market.
When faced with a serious shortage of the protein-rich legume during the 2014-2016 period, Indian government officials, including the Prime Minister, went around these countries, desperately engaged with the governments there and urged them to produce more and supply more to India.
Taking India to WTO
The anger among the East African governments and pulse growers is palpable. They have incurred heavy financial losses, and there are not many markets for them to service. Some of them are keen to drag India to the WTO and to the courts.
Some are said to be examining the possibility of legally challenging the imposition of QRs on pulse import. India has committed to WTO years ago that QRs will be removed. Some form of retaliatory action from African countries cannot be ruled out.
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