Neglecting legumes has compromised human health and sustainable food production
Abstract The United Nations declared 2016 as the International Year of Pulses (grain
legumes) under the banner 'nutritious seeds for a sustainable future'. A second green
revolution is required to ensure food and nutritional security in the face of global climate
change. Grain legumes provide an unparalleled solution to this problem because of their
inherent capacity for symbiotic atmospheric nitrogen fixation, which provides economically
sustainable advantages for farming. In addition, a legume-rich diet has health benefits for …
legumes) under the banner 'nutritious seeds for a sustainable future'. A second green
revolution is required to ensure food and nutritional security in the face of global climate
change. Grain legumes provide an unparalleled solution to this problem because of their
inherent capacity for symbiotic atmospheric nitrogen fixation, which provides economically
sustainable advantages for farming. In addition, a legume-rich diet has health benefits for …
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