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6.5% (Table 2). The largest chick-pea producers in the region, namely Pakistan, Turkey,
Morocco, and Iran, have, between them, contributed about 92% of the regional production
in both time periods. However, between 1966-70 and 1971-75, the production in Turkey
has been increased considerably, whereas in Morocco and Iran production has declined
(Table 3).
Dry Broad Bean
The production of broad beans has increased both within the world as a whole and in
the region. However, the increase in production of 26% that has occurred in the region far
exceeds the 14.1% increase in world production (Table 2). This has led to an increase in the
proportion of the world production generated by the region of approximately 1% over the
period (Table 1). Egypt, Morocco, Turkey, and Tunisia are the four largest broad bean
producers in the region; Egypt and Morocco together produce over 75% of the total (Table
3). The changes that occurred in the production situation of each country vary considerably
between 1966-70 and 1971-75 and are in general not remarkable, with the exception of the
dramatic 92% increase in production achieved by Morocco (Table 3).
Lentil
The average production of lentils in West Asia and North Africa increased by 17.3%
between 1966-70 and 197 1-75, compared to a 9% increase in world production over the
same period (Table 2), resulting in a 2.3% increase in the region's contribution to world
production (Table I). Of the region's average annual production, 77% is gejierated by
Turkey, Syria, Iran, and Egypt, and the production has been increased in all of the
countries of the region over the period, with the exception of Iran and Iraq, where slight
decreases are evident (Table 3).
Dry Bean
Despite production increases of 23. 1% in the region as opposed to only 6.7% in the
world as a whole (Table 2), the region's share of world production, because it is very
small, has only increased from 2.2 to 2.5% between 1966-70 and 1971-75 (Table I).
Turkey and Pakistan are the major dry bean producers in the region, and together with Iran,
which has experienced a tripling in production over the period, produce about 84% of the
regional total (Table 3).
Dry Pea
The production of dry peas in the region has increased dramatically by 113% in the
period under consideration, whereas world production has only experienced a 6.7%
increase (Table 2). As is the case with dry beans, however, because of the small amounts of
peas produced in the region as compared to world production, this increase still only means
that the region produces 0.9% of the world total (Table I). Morocco is without doubt the
single most important producer; accounting for about 78% of this production, and showing
a twofold production increase over the period (Table 3).
The Components of Production
Having highlighted the changes in the production of the major pulses that have taken
place in the region between 1966-70 and 197 1-75, one should now consider the
corresponding changes that have occurred in the components of production, namely area
and yield, to identify the prime causes for the production changes that have been observed.
In the period 1966-70 the average area of pulse crops grown in the region was 5.5% of
the world total. The following years, up to 197 1-75, have only shown a slight increase in
this figure (to 5.6%). The same slight increases in the proportion of the world
pulse-growing area located in the region are evident if one analyzes the individual crops
separately (Table 4).
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