International Year of Pulses
2016 was declared as the International Year of Pulses by the Sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly on December 20, 2013.[1] The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations has been nominated to declare a year for pulses.
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An International Year designation provides an unprecedented opportunity to raise awareness and to celebrate the role of beans, chickpeas, lentils and other pulses in feeding the world. Even more importantly, it will be a galvanizing moment to draw together key actors to further the contributions pulses make to health, nutrition, and sustainability. (Global Pulse Confederation)[2]
The 68th UN General Assembly declared 2016 the International Year of Pulses (IYP) (A/RES/68/231)
Purpose
The FAO intends to make people more aware of the nutritional value of pulses, of their contribution to sustainability, and more reliable food. The year should facilitate cooperation within food production systems to use protein in pulses better. Also the year should promote production of pulses worldwide, improve crop rotation and improve trade in pulses.[3]
References
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- ↑ United Nations Proclaims 2016 as “International Year of Pulses”.
- ↑ Food and Agriculture Organization 2016 International Year of Pulses
