Importance

	Chickpea is the third most important food legume grown globally   Chickpea is called: Chana (Hindi), Gram or Bengal gram (English),   Chickpea is used as: Whole seed or split seed (dhal), flour in preparing variety of snack, raw or roasted fresh green chickpeas and straw as a livestock feed.   Chickpea is free from various anti-nutritional factors and has high protein (23%), total carbohydrates (64%) and dietary fibre content (19%).   Chickpeas are rich in minerals and vitamins.
Chickpea field
Chickpea plant ready for harvest