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Robynne Anderson, GPC's Secretariat of IYP, attended the Pulses Conclave held in Jaipur February 17-19. The Pulses Conclave was one of the 11 signature events in 2016 to mark the United Nations International Year of Pulses. Robynne was one of the speakers during the opening session, and has written an article to share her experience at the conclave.
Visit Emerging360.com to read the article.
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PanAfrican Grain Legume Conference and World Cowpea Conference will teach international collaboration, latest research.
Feb. 22, 2016-The Crop Science Society of America (CSSA) is sending ten graduate students to Zambia to learn more about dry bean research and increase international knowledge of this important crop. CSSA worked in collaboration with the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and Feed the Future's Knowledge-Driven Agricultural Development (KDAD) project to select and fund the students.
All three groups are celebrating 2016 as the International Year of Pulses (IYP), as declared by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). Pulses are dry beans, peas, and lentils.
CSSA is sending the students to the PanAfrican Grain Legume Conference and World Cowpea Conference, held February 28 - March 4, in Livingston, Zambia.
"We are honored to grant these students the travel awards," says Mark Brick, leader of CSSA's IYP team. "Collaborating with USAID and KDAD was a natural fit. The world will benefit from having more trained scientists knowledgeable about pulses, and the latest in research efforts."
Winners of the competitive CSSA-USAID travel grants are:
Md Nurul Amin, Washington State University
Brijesh Angira, Texas A&M University
Lance Goettsch, Iowa State University
Jamin Smitchger, Montana State University
Olaotan Abimbola Adediran, Federal University of Technology
Courtney Holdt, North Dakota State University
Matthew Berry, Michigan State University
Vongai Chekanai, University of Zimbabwe
Dennis Ndahura Katuuramu, Michigan State University
Awio Bruno, Makerere University
Travel grant judges from were:
Mark Brick, Colorado State University
Roch Gaussoin, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Michael Grusak, USDA-ARS
Juan Osorno, North Dakota State University
Jennifer Long, USAID
Bir B. Singh, G.B. Pant University of Agriculture & Technology
Clarice Coyne, USDA-ARS
CSSA is one of the leading scientific societies working to increase knowledge about pulses within the science community and with the general public. CSSA's information page about IYP efforts can be found at http://www.crops.org/iyp. The page contains tips for growing pulses in your garden as well as links to recipes and stories about the importance of bean crops.
CSSA will release more information about pulses during the 2016 IYP celebration.
The Crop Science Society of America (CSSA), founded in 1955, is an international scientific society comprised of 6,000+ members with its headquarters in Madison, WI. Members advance the discipline of crop science by acquiring and disseminating information about crop breeding and genetics; crop physiology; crop ecology, management, and quality; seed physiology, production, and technology; turfgrass science; forage and grazinglands; genomics, molecular genetics, and biotechnology; and biomedical and enhanced plants.
CSSA fosters the transfer of knowledge through an array of programs and services, including publications, meetings, career services, and science policy initiatives. For more information, visit http://www.crops.org.
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Pulse Australia has created a series of training and up-skilling courses available for those interested in learning more about pulses.
Training courses include 2 day sessions conducted by Pulse Australia in association with the QDAFF. The course is designed to provide farmers, agronomists and advisors with both the technical knowledge and practical skills required to achieve more reliable and profitable chickpea production.
Visit their website for a full list of training courses and sign up today!
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The Australian IYP Gala Launch Dinner was held on 28 January 2016 at the Melbourne Museum.
The event was the first of it's kind dedicated entirely to the Australian Pulse industry and was supported by 330 delegates from across the pulse value chain; including pulse producers, leading Australian and global trade businesses, community leaders, consumers and government representatives.
Evening highlights included:
- Annabel Crabb, host of Kitchen Cabinet and author of The Wife Draught, provided Master of Ceremony duties for the evening.
- A delicious seasonal take of the Australian Signature Pulse dish served as entree, prepared by Australia's IYP Advocate and Star of ABC's The Cook and the Chef, Simon Bryant.
- Keynote presentation from Mr Hakan Bahceci, Global Pulse Confederation IYP Chair and CEO of Hakan Agro DMCC,
- Keynote presentation from Senator Anne Ruston, Assistant Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources,
- A Symbolic planting of pulses by Mr Bahceci, Senator Ruston, Ms Danielle Green, Parliamentary Secretary for Tourism, Major Events and Regional Victoria, Georgie Aley and Peter Wilson, Signified the year long commitment to growing pulse production and consumption through the key IYP themes.
- The entertaining fundraising auction led by Elders Auctioneer, Ron Rutledge, raising $34,750 in proceeds.
The event was a great success, building momentum and awareness for IYP 2016 and the potential to promote the pulse industry nationally and globally over the coming months.
Activity following the Launch Dinner
All registered companies are encouraged to continue to engage in IYP in one or more of the following ways:
- Consider becoming an event partner or becoming an IYP Supporting Partner. The Supporting Partnership option starts from $2,200 and for this contribution (to be reinvested in IYP activities in Australia) your company will receive recognition on the IYP website (www.glnc.org.au/iyp/sponsors), at IYP events and be provided with a Stakeholder resource pack that enables you to include branding in your company communications as an IYP Supporting Partner. As you may be aware, IYP is a collaborative effort and therefore has no assigned funding other than what can be sourced through partnerships. The more support Australia can muster, the greater things we can do for promoting and improving our pulse industry.
- Contact Rebecca to discuss potential projects or events that your company has involvement with and how you can incorporate IYP 2016 as a part of the activity.
- Stay engaged on social media through the #AusIYP16, #LovePulses and #IYP2016 handles and follow the International Year of Pulses - Australia Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/ausiyp16/