World Pulses Day 2022; February 10th.

Pulses to empower youth in achieving sustainable agrifood systems. World Pulses Day 2022.

As the pulses sector includes a wide range of actors, providing employment to rural women and youth in farming communities and to urban families in the manufacturing sector. Pulses, therefore, contribute to creating livelihood opportunities and equity, which are also essential for sustainable agrifood systems. Follow the conversation with the hashtags #worldpulsesDay; #Sustainableagrifoodsystems

World Pulses Day is an opportunity to raise awareness of the nutritional benefits of pulses and their contribution to sustainable food systems and a world without hunger.

VIRTUAL EVENT
10 February 2022, 12:30–14:30 CET
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Pulses contribute to creating economic, social and environmental opportunities for sustainable agrifood systems. But for the successful adoption of a pulse-driven agriculture, young people must be at the centre of any strategy.

Youth can act as a bridge between traditional farming techniques and new technologies, helping to make agriculture more sustainable and nutrition-sensitive. They can also bring added value to the promotion of pulses by shedding light on new business opportunities along the value chain.

The celebration this year under the theme Pulses to empower youth in achieving sustainable agrifood systems will focus on the key role young people play in shaping a better future for food and bring testimonies and perspectives of youth organizations’ representatives.

We see them at the grocery store, the farmer’s market and as side orders served with our favourite dish. In many countries, they are part of the cultural heritage and are consumed on a regular or even daily basis. In other parts of the world, they hardly garner a mention except when served in a soup on a cold winter’s day.