GPC Coverage/ 7 Insights from the EPOSPEA Pulses & Oilseeds Conference in Addis Ababa The 11th International Conference on Pulses and Oil seeds took place on November 15 and 16 under the theme ‘Cultivating Global Partnership’. In this piece, read the top takeaways we got from the convention.
Remedy needed/ Pulses Sector Needs Risk Management Tool By Nidhi Nath Srinivas Chief Marketing Officer, NCDEX
How Egypt disrupted the white bean market/ Mahmoud Mohamed on production, quality and exports We sat down to chat with Mahmoud Mohamed of Al-Amir to talk about Egypt’s pulse crops, North African border trade, and what we can expect from this year’s white bean crop
Agridata Point Ltd/ “Nigerian cowpea production has hit over 3.5 million MT for some years now” Abubakar Umaru of Nigerian agricultural data-sharing platform, Agridata Point Limited on the importance of timely data, Nigeria’s cowpea trade, and the lifting of the 2015 bean export ban.
Tewomed Trading/ After two years apart, we definitely have a lot to catch up on at Pulses 22 Founded in 2019, Tewomed Trading is an Ethiopian export company with its headquarters in Addis Ababa. Ahead of the GPC’s Pulses 22 convention, Kirsten Provan spoke to Tewodros Yilma about Ethiopia’s growing economy, the importance of up-to-date technology, and the impact of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine.
Lupins for a longer life/ Skinnybik's Dr. Antigone Kouris on the health benefits of lupins Madaline Dunn spoke to Skinnybik's founder Dr. Antigone Kouris to hear what she's learned about pulses from 30 years working as a dietitian and academic and her passion for promoting lupins in the food industry.
Tristan Choi of Lupin Platform Inc./ The untapped potential of the lupin bean Lupin Platform Inc. is part of a project funded by Protein Industries Canada working to make the lupin bean Canada’s next staple crop.
Plant-based startup Pilk/ Delevoping non-dairy milks for the Indian market Kanish Gupta is Co-Founder of Pilk, a plant-based milk start-up based in Mumbai, India.
