Handbook on Chickpea and Pigeonpea Insect Pests Identification and Management. Information Bulletin No. 57

Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) is grown on more than 11.9 million hectares worldwide, with a 10.9 million ton production, and is the second most important legume crop after dry beans. It is widely grown as an annual crop in South and West Asia, and in East and North Africa (Fig. 1). India is the largest chickpea producer on 8.2 m ha with a production of 7.5 m tons. Smaller areas of chickpeas are also grown in Europe, the Americas, Australia and..