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Pulses and soils: a dynamic duo

Pulses and soils: a dynamic duo

06 February 2024, Rome: They are the dried edible seeds of legumes both cultivated for food and feed. They are pulses, and if you didn’t know already, they have the potential to transform our agrifood systems. Colourful and flavourful, small yet powerful,...

Monsoon disappointment affects Indian pulses

Monsoon disappointment affects Indian pulses

South Asia experiences two monsoons, the southwest or summer monsoon that usually occurs from June through September and the northeast monsoon from October to December. The southwest monsoon is the big one that delivers three-quarters of the country’s annual rainfall accumulation, according to a new report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS). | Flickr/McKay Savage photo

Chickpea project aims to overcome chill factor

Chickpea project aims to overcome chill factor

SCIENTISTS have embarked on the next phase of research to give grain growers better access to chilling tolerant chickpea varieties and extend the footprint to grow the crop in Australia. The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development is delivering the...

Russia sends first pea shipment to China by boat

Russia sends first pea shipment to China by boat

By Sean Pratt Exports had previously moved by rail and truck since the two countries signed a phytosanitary agreement last year. China has cleared the first ocean vessel of Russian peas, according to a trader of the crop. A ship loaded with 55,000 tonnes of peas that...

AGIC: Experts to shine light on Indian market

AGIC: Experts to shine light on Indian market

THE final session of the Australian Grain Industry Conference will include an in-depth look at India from two complementary perspectives that delve into the opportunities presented by the Australia-India Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement and beyond. The...

Lentil shipments to Turkey expected to shrink

Lentil shipments to Turkey expected to shrink

By Sean Pratt Turkey’s big lentil crop and growing financial woes are going to hurt shipments to Canada’s top market, says a Turkish processor of the crop. Growers in that country planted more acres than last year, and yields appear to be about 25 percent higher, said...