Convened under the auspices of the International Year of Pulses 2016, this seminar will be jointly hosted by the Global Soil Partnership (GSP), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO), Bioversity International of the CGIAR Consortium and the Permanent Representative of Italy to the UN. The event will focus on the reciprocal relationship between soils and pulses, while also discussing how the cultivation of pulses can help achieve the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The meeting will specifically address how pulses can contribute to Sustainable Development Goal (SDG 2) (end hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition, and promote sustainable agriculture) and SDG 15 (protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss). Sub-themes will explore: pulses in crop rotations and intercropping to increase soil fertility, biodiversity and land productivity; increased consumption of pulses for economic, social and human well-being; awareness raising about the nutritional value of pulses to help consumers adopt healthier diets; and how to develop good practices and policy solutions with a view to contributing to the implementation of the 2030 Agenda.  

date: 19 April 2016  
venue: FAO Headquarters, Sheikh Zayed Center  
location: Rome, Lazio, Italy  
contact: GSP Secretariat  
www: http://www.fao.org/globalsoilpartnership/news-events-archive/gsp-events/detail/en/c/387551/