Pulses are a Smart Food and important for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals

    Kane-Potaka, J (2016) Pulses are a Smart Food and important for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. Pulses Handbook 2016. pp. 93-97.

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    Abstract

    Pulses are what we call Smart Food – good for you, good for the planet and good for the smallholder farmer. Pulses like chickpea and pigeonpea will contribute towards the new Sustainable Development Goals to reduce poverty and hunger, improve health and gender equity, promote responsible consumption and help adapt to climate change...

    Item Type: Article
    Divisions: Others
    CRP: UNSPECIFIED
    Uncontrolled Keywords: Pulses,Sustainable Development Goals, SDGs, Chickpea, Pigeonpe, Poverty reduction, Nutrition
    Subjects: Mandate crops > Chickpea
    Mandate crops > Pigeonpea
    Others > Food Legumes
    Others > Food and Nutrition
    Depositing User: Mr Ramesh K
    Date Deposited: 01 Jun 2016 09:09
    Last Modified: 01 Jun 2016 09:09
    URI: http://oar.icrisat.org/id/eprint/9538
    Official URL: http://www.commodityindia.com/mailer/Pulses_HandBo...
    Projects: UNSPECIFIED
    Funders: UNSPECIFIED
    Acknowledgement: This article is part of Commodity India's Handbook of Pulses 2016
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