#DYK Pulses are beneficial to people and the planet?馃寧 馃珮Pulses have a lower carbon & water footprint than many other food crops 馃尵They are easy to store and highly nutritious 馃尡Their nitrogen-fixing properties improve #soil fertility #WorldPulsesDay

Feb 9, 2023 路 12:19 PM UTC

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Replying to @IPBES @BiovIntCIAT_eng
Yep, pulses are healthy. Until you spray them with Glyphosate to ripen the crops. Then they become a liability. Most pulses in N America are treated in this way. We need to change how we farm.
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Agri-food & Health 馃嚚馃嚘馃實 @agrifoodnHealth
10 Feb 2023
Today is World Pulse Day Quick Facts About #Pulses 1. Pulse crops are a type of legume with dry seeds. 2. The UN recognizes 11 Pulse types: Dry beans, broad beans, dry peas, chickpeas, cowpeas, pigeon peas, lentils, Bambara beans, vetches, lupin, and others Thread #PulsesDay
Replying to @IPBES
Vegetable protein ....