Digital seminars pushing legume supported feed and food production in Europe A series of online events, hosted by a raft of European experts, will run in April and May to mark the end of two collaborative EU Horizon-2020 funded projects – Leg Value and TRUE - that aimed to empower legume-supported food and feed production across Europe.
Roger Vickers, LegValue and TRUE partner, said: “
Pulses have an incredibly bright future, both for farmers who want to grow a sustainable, diverse rotation, and for consumers seeking a versatile, protein-rich food.”
He said the field of legume research, innovation and trade is small compared to many other crop types and reflects relatively low current commercial values and investments surrounding legume crops.
Peas and beans, along with other legume and pulse crops, have been getting a bit of a profile boost recently. This week, they were credited with having an incredibly bright future, both for farmers who want to grow a sustainable, diverse rotation, and for consumers seeking a versatile, protein-rich food with multiple health benefits. We heard that a wider adoption of these crops – which have much lower fertiliser requirements than other crops as they can fix their own nitrogen – would fit hand in glove with the desire of Scottish and UK governments to take a greener approach to farm policy.