Dugald Reid is a group leader in the Department of Animal, Plant and Soil Sciences at La Trobe University, Melbourne. He speaks to Lara Gilmour about a recent breakthrough in his work on nitrogen fixation.

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.

Cyril Gallien of European grain and seed specialist RAGT gives an overview of the French pulses market and explains how seed tech will change how we eat in the future.

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.

GPC reports on the country’s recently harvested pea and chickpea crops.

By Prof. Ashok Vishandass *

“Pulse crops are the unsung heroes in the realm of food and agriculture production, and much additional education regarding the basic and inherent properties of pulses is required to further the adoption and utilization of these commodities. We hope our book can provide that.”