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Action Plan for the International Year of Pulses: "Nutritious seeds for a sustainable future

Year of publication 2016

Pages 13 p.

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Document

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) The proposal to declare 2016 the International Year of Pulses (IYP) was initially submitted by Pakistan and Turkey in consultation with other countries, who strongly believe that pulses play a major role in addressing the future global food security and environmental challenges as well as contribute to balanced and healthy diets.

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