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The inclusion of pulses in multiple cropping systems is key to maintaining and increasing soil health and restoring degraded soils
09/01/2017
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FAO Tanzania organizes events to mark the International Year of Pulses
19/12/2016
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The International Year of Pulses 2016 was accredited with a number of events in the country
16/12/2016
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Encouraging smallholder farmers to grow pulses and teaching them how to conserve the nutritious seeds is the best approach to promoting pluses
08/12/2016
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Under the auspices of H.E. Dr. Fuad bin Jaafar bin Mohammed al Sajwani, Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries of Oman, Muscat hosted a two-day International Conference on Food Security, Agriculture Sustainability and Pulses
07/12/2016
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New comic strips educate children about FAO’s work in a fun and playful way
06/12/2016
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New report explores how nitrogen-fixing plants enhance nutritious diets, carbon sequestration and soil fertility
05/12/2016
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International Year of Pulses (IYP) Special Ambassador for Europe Jenny Chandler gives a talk at the FAO symposium on nutrition
02/12/2016
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FAO y Ecuador desarrollan un simposio para fomentar la investigación sobre el lupino, única leguminosa de grano comestible originaria de los Andes de gran importancia cultural y agrícola
30/11/2016
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IYP Special Ambassadors address outreach and advocacy of pulses in their respective regions
29/11/2016