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DISCUSSION No. 128   •   FSN Forum digest No. 1234


Pulses are praised for their health, environmental and economic benefits. How can their full potential be tapped?

until 19 June 2016





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Dear Members,
Our online discussion on Pulses are praised for their health, environmental and economic benefits. How can their full potential be tapped?<http://www.fao.org/fsnforum/activities/discussions/pulses> is progressing with new inputs arriving online, briefly summarised below.
We also invite you to join us live in one hour's time for the FSN Forum webinar webinar on the role of pulses for food security and nutrition. It will be a chance to further exchange knowledge with FAO experts.
The webinar will take place today Monday 6 June 2016 from 15:00 to 16:00 CET at http://fao.adobeconnect.com/iyp2016
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CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED

[cid:image003.png@01D1BFFE.405EAD40]Lal Manavado, Norway

Lal's contribution touches on various aspects of pulses production and consumption and describes the benefits of these crops when it comes to protein content and the environment. He envisages a two-pronged approach to promote the cultivation and consumption of pulses and lists actions to undertake.
Read Lal's contribution <http://www.fao.org/fsnforum/comment/7103>



[cid:image003.png@01D1BFFE.405EAD40]Roberto Neiva Tavares, FAO, Italy

Roberto shares three articles which address some of the questions proposed in the discussion topic, and specifically: 1) consumption of pulses, focusing on Latin America; 2) aspects of production of pulses in India, 3) nutritional and health benefits of pulses, including recipes from around the world.
Access the articles from Roberto's post <http://www.fao.org/fsnforum/comment/7104>





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