Why does the World Pulses Day deserve our attention?
… Legumes are a sub-group of the vegetable category, cultivated to obtain only dry grains: beans and beans, dry peas (whole, split, chick…), lentils (green, red, brown…) which are of ‘important sources of protein and amino acids.
They make it possible to compensate for the lack of meat and dairy products in poor regions.
Often cultivated by women, legumes improve women’s health thanks to a high content of iron, but also of B vitamins, magnesium, potassium, phosphorus and zinc, while being lower in calories and higher in fiber than cereals. ..
Morija and legumes
In its Champs Familiaux Bocagers (CFB) project in Burkina Faso, Morija encourages farmers benefiting from training to plant legumes for their many advantages: they need less water than other crops to grow, participate in soil fertilization. . They allow farmers in poor regions of the world to secure a diet that is healthy and can be stored for the long term.
Find out more about the CFB project
