How Kenyan pigeon pea exports became a success story/ And is a sequel in the cards for 2024/25? Speedy new seeds, logistics bottlenecks and intricacies in border trade forged a new source of Tur for the Indian market. While continued demand is not guaranteed, the next chapter might still surprise us.
Pulse Atlas data in focus/ Tanzanian pigeon pea exports up 56% over the last five years As Indian demand for pigeon peas continues to grow, Tanzania matches with increased production and consistent exports. Exclusive Pulse Atlas data tracks the five-year increase.
“Africans are going back to, not becoming, being vegan”/ The young Africans leading the plant-based revolution Bronwen Evans looks at the rise of young people choosing plant-based alternatives in Africa and speaks to Donovan Will at ProVeg South Africa about the accessibility of plant-based products.
PABRA’s ‘beans without borders’/ Collaborating across Africa to tackle climate change, gender inequality & malnutrition How PABRA is harnessing the power of climate-smart beans, gender equality, and collaborative governance to spread fairness and prosperity across Africa and increase bean consumption along the way.
Facilitating trade for East Africa’s women farmers/ The co-founder of social enterprise Sauti explains how Sauti East Africa is a social enterprise that combines development research and tech solutions to address the digital information gap facing women in trade, particularly cross-border agricultural trade.
Room for improvement/ unleashing the potential of the mungbean The ACIAR-funded International Mungbean Improvement Network (IMIN) project is now in its second phase, working with countries across the world to tailor new mungbean varieties to local conditions and markets, and improve food, income and nutrition security.
Transforming global food systems with young people at the helm/ ProVeg International launches Youth Board ProVeg International, a non-governmental food awareness organization, working to change global food systems, recently announced the launch of its Youth Board. Comprising ten young activists from across the globe, the Youth Board will promote ProVeg's goal of reducing meat consumption by 50% by 2040 under the banner "Diet Change Not Climate Change."
Resilient Tanzania/ Defies the pandemic, tops pulses exports When the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared COVID-19 a pandemic and almost the entire world moved into lockdowns, Tanzania went against the grain with the government deciding to try a relaxed method of containing the virus by leaving the economy largely open.
GPC Coverage/ Global Bean Project launches introductory meeting On Thursday January 28, the Global Bean Project, a European network with links to Kenya and India that aims to promote and increase the consumption and cultivation of legumes, held an introductory webinar.
Market Update/ Price Cushioning for Kenyan Farmers Through Minimum Assured Price (Map) Dharmendra Pothuri General Manager-Africa Agribusiness Mahindra & Mahindra, Kenya
Convergent Innovation Research & Action/ Bridging Pulse Tradition & Modern Innovation to Accelerate Food Solutions to Sustainable Development By Laurette Dubé, Vilas Shirhatti, and Sushil K Chaturvedi
African pigeon pea and chickpea production in 2024/ “The next three months are crucial!” Jahid Nagarwala is the CEO of Dubai-based Alfa Group and has been in the pulses business in Africa since 2005. He talks to Lara Gilmour about this year’s production and how Indian demand for pigeon pea is evolving.
From Argentina to the world/ Eugenia Campanelli on KC Agribusiness and her career in pulses Eugenia Campanelli is the director of KC Agribusiness, formerly KC World Trade. In an interview with Ana Krepp, she shares her experiences with and perspective on agribusiness in Argentina.