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The Sackler Institute for Nutrition Science's scientific conference Little Beans, Big Opportunities: Realizing the Potential of Pulses to Meet today's Global Health Challenges, is gaining traction on the web! Amy Beaudreault PhD, the Associate Director of the Sackler Institute for Nutrition Science, has written an article for the Huffington Post outlining how the conference will examine the role of pulses in meeting the imperative nutritional needs of women and infants during the first 1,000 days of life, reducing obesity and chronic diseases, and influencing the microbiome.
To learn more about this conference, and to read about some delicious pulse based recipes, read the article on Huffington Post!
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Dario Bard, an International Food Trader journalist, recently wrote an article outlining Pulse Canada’s event Mission: ImPULSEible. This competition has been running since 2009, where it challenges students to be innovative with food and create a unique product featuring pulses. This year’s competition marked the seventh edition of Mission: ImPULSEible, and instructed that the final product must be pulse-based in celebration of the International Year of Pulses.
The national competition was held in Calgary during the Pulse and Special Crops Convention in June. At the convention’s closing night gala event, the 2015 Mission: ImPULSEible winners were announced—Samantha Smith and Danielle MacDonald of Mount Saint Vincent’s University, Halifax for their Celebration Cocoa Bean Cake featuring pulse flour, pea protein and pea fiber.
IFT spoke with Mission: ImPULSEible’s 2015 winners Samantha and Danielle, who are longtime friends and college roommates, via telephone from their home in Halifax. To read the full article and their interview, visit the International Food Trader.
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The Pan-Africa Bean Research Alliance (PABRA) has created an Infographic which highlights the power of the bean, and the impacts their work has had on Africa.
Since 1996, PABRA has released more than 550 new and improved bean varieties in Africa. The potential for beans to improve the food security, incomes and health of rural and urban communities is great, and is the driving reason for PABRA to work across the bean value chain.
For more on this issue, and to see the infographic, visit the CIAT blog.
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Thanks to the dedication of GPC members, the buzz around IYP continues to grow around the world! Mattia Pedon of ACOS attended the China Pulse Imp & Exp Industry Conference (CPIEC) from August 30th to September 1st, and presented to a full crowd of industry professionals. Mr. Pedon showcased all of the exciting international and national activities occurring around the world to a rapt audience. Highlighting the work of other National Committees, a call to action was made for participation from the Chinese Pulse Industry. We hope that others will follow in Mr. Pedon's footsteps and call on pulse industry members from around the world to take part in IYP2016, and that China will have a large part to play in IYP.
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Camara de Legumbres de la Republica Argentina (CLERA), Argentina's legume association, has developed a pulse cook book in a joint effort with Argentina’s Agricultural Minister. The colorful book paints a picture of the delicious taste and health benefits of pulses in Spanish. This is the first of a few publications that CLERA is developing, with a promise to bring more awareness to the International Year of Pulses.
To view the book and try it’s recipes, click here.
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The UK pulse sector has the potential to double in size and value in the next five years, according to a report commissioned by the John Innes Centre and published today.
UK exports of marrowfat peas to Japan have increased by 250% in the last 5 years and the UK is one of the top three bean exporters globally. The report ‘Revealing the opportunities for growing peas and beans in the UK’ by the Andersons Centre, emphasizes the growing global markets for peas and beans. Growers have an opportunity to increase profits and manage farm resources in a more sustainable manor, as gross margins have become higher for peas and beans than other crops.