Dasgupta, S. and Roy, I. (2016) Proceedings of the regional consultation on the promotion of pulses in Asia for multiple health benefits. Technical Report. Food and agriculture organization of the United Nations.
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Abstract
To set the stage for activities in observance of the International Year of Pulses 2016, declared by the 68th session of the UN General Assembly, FAO’s Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific, in collaboration with the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) and the International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA), organized a regional consultation from 29 to 30 June 2015 in Bangkok, Thailand. The theme of the meeting was “Promotion of Pulses for Multiple Benefits in Asia.” A total of 39 participants from 13 countries – Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Islamic Republic of Iran, Lao PDR, Republic of Korea, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Thailand – attended the meeting in addition to FAO officials and senior scientists from ICRISAT and ICARDA.Hiroyuki Konuma, Assistant Director-General, FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific, in his opening address highlighted the important contribution that pulse crops have made and will continue to make to achieving food and nutrition security for the millions of people living in the Asian region. Konuma stressed that pulses are inextricably linked with the culture, beliefs and economy of the region. Pulses are also an integral part of Asian farming systems with direct involvement of women farmers. Konuma highlighted the relevance and timeliness of the consultation as a backdrop to declaring 2016 the “Year of Pulses” and said collaboration of ICRISAT and ICARDA, both involved in the field of pulses, highlights the importance of working together both regionally and nationally to provide support to the millions of pulse growers in the region.
| Item Type: | Monograph (Technical Report) |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Pulses, Asia |
| Author Affiliation: | Food and agriculture organization of the United Nations regional office for Asia and the pacific Bangkok |
| Subjects: | Plant Production |
| Divisions: | Other Crops |
| Depositing User: | Mr T L Gautham |
| Date Deposited: | 09 Mar 2016 04:19 |
| Last Modified: | 09 Mar 2016 04:20 |
| URI: | http://eprints.icrisat.ac.in/id/eprint/14205 |
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