Day | World Pulses Day |
Date | 10th Feb 2024 |
Theme | Pulses: Nourishing Soils and People |
Highlights | It highlights how pulses contribute to soil health and provide rich nutrition, high fibre, and low fat |
This year, the #WorldPulsesDay campaign will raise awareness about pulses as key to healthy soils and people with the theme “Pulses: nourishing soils and people”.
Production of the people’s food relies on soils. Healthy soils not only provide the basis of food security but also provide the minerals needed to avoid malnutrition, growth stunting and other nutrient deficiency related illness such as anaemia. Therefore, pulses not only provide food for humankind but also keep soils healthy.
Did you know?
Pulses are nutrient-dense, providing a good source of vitamins and minerals that are vital for good health
Pulses have a long shelf-life and help to increase the diversity of diets, while reducing food loss and waste
Pulses in multiple cropping systems enhance agrobiodiversity, climate change resilience and ecosystem services
Pulses fix atmospheric nitrogen into the soil, contributing to improving soil biodiversity and fertility
Including pulses in crop rotations can improve chemical fertilizer use efficiency
Pulses provide employment and entrepreneurial opportunities for rural women and youth
Pulses for a sustainable future
Pulses have been around for ages! They grow almost all over the world, giving so much and asking for so little, pulses provide benefits other plants can only dream of.
Source: WHO,
Note: material collected from WHO website, only for education purposes only
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