Webinar series "European Legumes in Transition"

Pulse growers invited to participate in Europe-wide legume initiative 

A series of eight webinars exploring the global opportunities, barriers and success stories surrounding legume production will kick off in April and [insert nationality] growers are invited to attend for free.

The LegValue and TRUE project is delivering the high-level programme of events hosted by experts from across Europe who aim to unlock the potential for greater production across the globe.

European farmers and industry stakeholders are being urged to participate by partner members of the LegValue and TRUE projects.

Spokesperson Roger Vickers, ( CEO of PGRO), said: “Pulses have an incredibly bright future, both for farmers who want to grow a sustainable, diverse rotation, and for consumers seeking a versatile, protein-rich food with multiple health benefits. “I believe that pulses can fit hand-in-glove with the UK’s new Environmental Land Management schemes, so now is an opportune time to re-double our efforts in sharing information and understanding.”

The online events mark the end of two collaborative EU Horizon-2020 funded projects which aimed to empower legume-supported food and feed production in across Europe. The creation of a new Legume Innovation Network that will build on the projects’ legacies.

The events will include more details on the formation of the LIN – a stakeholders’ forum designed to promote awareness of new insights, services or requirements for commercially competitive production and consumption of legume crops in Europe.

It will link industry with researchers, policy makers, civic organisations, brokers/traders and consultants throughout Europe and wider afield.

“The world of legume research, innovation and trade is small compared to many other crop types and reflects relatively low current commercial values and investments surrounding legume crops.

“This is why we are working with our LegValue and TRUE partners to deliver a series of nine short webinars that will describe the current condition of entire legume value chains within Europe and outline opportunities for stimulating the transition of legumes to deliver a greater role in European agriculture through innovation.

  “We are excited to also launch the Legume Innovation Network, a legacy of the two founding projects. It is my hope that it will link people with similar interests, provide opportunities for challenges to be resolved more-easily, with potential partners finding resources for mutual benefit, and directly help realise more sustainable agri-food systems.”

Register for the webinars:

 14 April 10am CEST

Digging in to legumes and the potential of the Legume Innovation Network

20 April 10am CEST

Optimising legume production

22 April 10am CEST

Legume-based value chains, farm gate and beyond the market

27 April 10am CEST

The diversity of end uses for legumes

29 April 10am CEST

Pushing the boundaries in legume breeding

 4th May 10am CEST

How legume science is enabling industry

 6^th May 10am CEST

The road map for legumes: Policy and the role in transformation to greater legume production

13^th May 10am CEST

Roundup: Bringing the Legume Innovation Network together

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Notes to editor

To register your interest in any of the webinars, visit www.pgro.org

For more information on the Legume Innovation Network, visit www.true-project.eu/legume-innovation-network