World Pulses Day
February 10 · Level 6 · #915 of 2238
World Pulses Day puts lentils, chickpeas, dried beans and peas in the spotlight. This United Nations observance celebrates their contribution to nutritious diets and farming systems that make careful use of natural resources.
How it is celebrated: cooking demonstrations and recipe exchanges introduce people to different pulse dishes. Farmers, researchers and educators also discuss how these crops support food production and soil fertility.
Pulses grow with help from tiny partners. Bacteria living in nodules on their roots can fix nitrogen from the air, making it available to the plant—a remarkable partnership beneath an ordinary bowl of beans.