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IYP Secretariat presents year’s achievements at Slow Food event in Viterbo
11/07/2017
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Special Feature in FAO’s Nature and Faune Journal highlights how pulses can play a major role in transforming the continent’s agriculture by increasing incomes through higher-value crops
30/05/2017
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New episode of FAO’s comic strip, FAO Kids, highlights how pulses contribute to food security
14/03/2017
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uPulses, FAO’s newly released food composition database, reveals the composition of pulses
22/02/2017
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The 5 key messages to take away from #IYP2016
15/02/2017
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Beans, lentils and chickpeas are small but powerful allies in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals
10/02/2017
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Throughout 2016, FAO made huge strides in accomplishing the objectives of the International Year of Pulses
07/02/2017
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The FAO office in Angola, in partnership with the Ministry of Agriculture, organized an event to highlight the importance of pulses in improving food security and nutrition in the country
17/01/2017
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Cabo Verde celebrates a successful International Year of Pulses
16/01/2017
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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