Pulse Atlas data in focus/
Ethiopia’s 240% jump in mung bean production year-on-year

Facing another year of severe drought in 2023, Ethiopian agriculture looks for a crop that can bring good yields despite low rainfall. Pulse Atlas data shows that mung beans may be providing the answer.

“A plant-based example of braveness”/
The Ukrainian start-up still expanding throughout a year of war

Bronwen Evans speaks to Green Go’s Bogdana Leonova about operating in wartime, its recent funding through the ProVeg incubator and the key to creating plant-based products that appeal to all.

A study in home comforts/
The curious link between Venezuelan immigration & black bean consumption

Sanna Hirvonen reports on increasing black bean consumption in Colombia and Peru caused by Venezuelan immigration and what this says about the importance of food as identity.

The climate challenge/
Drought Causes Dry Bean Production To Fall In Brazil

The second Brazilian bean harvest of 2021 is already in its final stretch and has presented several obstacles for producers, including severe droughts and increased competition from corn.

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GPC Pulses 2.1/
VIP and Featured Speakers, Day II

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GPC Pulses 2.1/
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“We had to start everything from zero!”/
Skane Group on being the first company to export mung from Venezuela

Skane Group CEO Vanesa Tejero Leon and Italy Sales Director Andrés Gil on the family business trading in pulses out of Rotterdam and pioneering in Venezuelan mung beans.

About the drivers of consumption and cultivation of pulses in Spain/
An interview with Montserrat San José Cabezas of Legumbres Victor

Luke Wilkinson spoke to Montserrat about the benefits of a well-placed business, her pride in the products of her region and how EU subsidies have promoted pulses among its hard-working farmers.

Gonzalo de la Cierva of Industrias Racionero/
An in-depth look at the Spanish pulses market

This week, Luke Wilkinson chatted to Gonzalo about his life in pulses, changing tastes, and the present and future of the Spanish market.

Legumbres Luengo Hits the Century Mark/
An Interview with Pedro Luengo

With a hundred years of history and tradition behind it, the company looks beyond the COVID-19 pandemic to the future of Spain’s pulse industry.

Filling a Niche/
An Interview with Cristobal Lopez

The General Manager of Comercializadora de Granos Los Arbolitos shares some insight into the Mexican yellow bean market.

Mung Beans from Venezuela/
An Interview with Ramón Enrique Alvarado Gimenez and Vanessa Tejero Leon

How a previously overlooked bean prompted a major Venezuelan importer to become an export pioneer.