Year of publication 2016

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Pages 222 p.

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Author Subash Dasgupta and Indrajit Roy

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Publisher FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific ;

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Product type Book (stand-alone)

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ISBN 978-92-5-109079-4

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Edition 1

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Synopsis (short abstract) The UN General Assembly at its 68th session declared 2016 as the International Year of Pulses (IYP). To assist member countries roll out appropriate programmes and action plans on pulses R&D in tune with the goals of IYP, the FAO-RAP organized a Regional Consultation on pulses during 29–30 June 2015 in Bangkok. The consultation attended by participants from major pulse growing countries of Asia. The consultation came out with a number of recommendations aimed at alleviating the constraints on pu lses R&D, updating the research agenda to meet the existing and upcoming challenges and seeking ways to promote pulses across value chains and making them economically competitive. It is hoped that governments and responsible institutions in member countries will take appropriate measures and devote matching resources to transform these recommendations into programmes, projects and actionable activities.

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Language English

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