Pulses are Praised for their Health, Environmental and Economic Benefits. How can their Full Potential be Tapped?

Agriculture and Economic Development Analysis Division

Pulses are Praised for their Health, Environmental and Economic Benefits. How can their Full Potential be Tapped?

FSN Forum. Topic Note

Year of publication 2016

Pages 2p.

Author Agriculture and Economic Development Analysis Division

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Brochure, flyer, fact-sheet

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Synopsis (short abstract) This Topic is a synopsis of the online discussion held in the FAO Global Forum on Food Security and Nutrition (FSN Forum) from 30 May to 19 June 2016. Available at www.fao.org/fsnforum/activities/discussions/pulses

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This document summarizes the online discussion Pulses are praised for their health, environmental and economic benefits. How can their full potential be tapped? which was held on FAO’s Global Forum on Food Security and Nutrition (FSN Forum) from 25 May to 19 June 2016. This discussion was organized in the context of the International Year of Pulses, and was facilitated by the International Year of Pulses Secretariat. http://www.fao.org/fsnforum/activities/discussions/pulses
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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.