Trade and Nutrition: Exploring the Nexus/ Highlights from the WTO Annual Agriculture Symposium Panel Along with other figures from agrifood, GPC President Vijay Iyengar participated in a World Trade Organization panel exploring the intersection between trade and nutrition, highlighting the importances of pulses in the nutrition transition.
Deepak Pareek on the digital age of farming/ “The Indian government has been pivotal in the AgTech revolution” From AI and blockchain to machine learning… Deepak Pareek is an authority on all things AgTech. Ahead of his speech at Pulses 24, he chats to Michelle Dennis on India’s digital revolution.
Sustainability, digital literacy & transparency/ Understanding the Indian government’s tur dal procurement portal The e-Samridhi Portal, facilitated by Nafed and the National Cooperative Consumers' Federation of India, offers farmers a seamless process for registration, sales, and direct payments for their tur dal produce.
The luxurious appeal of heirloom pulses/ The Spanish delicatessen brand making pulses premium Monika Linton of Brindisa talked with Luke Wilkinson about the unique benefits of heirloom pulses, the importance of terroir, and why she prefers Butifarra and Ganxet to British bangers and beans…
Reimagining agriculture to address food insecurity/ Regeneration, agroecology and open dialogue To address growing food insecurity, improvement of farming systems is necessary. Madaline Dunn investigates the different models being explored and finds out why farmers must have a seat at the table.
Committee on World Food Security/ The Hot Topics of the Un and Other Global Agencies Engaged in Food By Joanna Kane-Potaka Director, External Relations and Strategic Marketing ICRISAT – International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics
UN FAO Meeting July 5, 2017/ Statement from Brazil BRAZILIAN Statement on Subitem 18.8: World Pulses Day
Navigating India’s pulses market/ "It's crucial to acknowledge the complexities of the production-consumption gap” Michelle Dennis talks to Rishabh Agrawal, Managing Director of Kamal Pulses about the challenges facing Indian pulse markets and gets his insights into the strategic initiatives taken by the Indian government.