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Madrid, 27 de enero de 2016
La Asociación de Legumbristas de España en colaboración con la compañía LegumeChef han llebado a Madrid Fusión al prestigioso cocinero indio Atul Kochhar, que cuenta con una estrella Michelin, para destacar la celebración en 2016 del Año Internacional de las Legumbres. Así, Attu Kochhar realizó varios platos con varios tipos de lentejas.
Atul Kochhar, chef de los restaurantes Benares Londres (1* estrella Michelin) y Benares Madrid, fue el protagonista de una ponencia sobre las legumbres en Madrid Fusión, de la mano de la Asociación de Legumbristas de España (ALE) y la compañía LegumeChef.
Albert García, en representación de la Asociación de Legumbristas, recordó a los presentes que la FAO ha nombrado 2016 como Año Internacional de las Legumbres para potenciar el consumo de este alimento básico, que proviene además de un cultivo sostenible y beneficioso para el suelo y el medioambiente.
Nadie mejor que Atul Kochhar para destacar este Año Internacional de las Legumbres, que son una de las bases en la cocina India. Se dice incluso que los indios miden la calidad de sus cocineros por cómo elaboran las lentejas, siendo estas un plato fundamental en cualquier casa o restaurante.
Atul Kochhar utiliza las legumbres en numerosas elaboraciones y en Madrid Fusión elaboró varios platos como una ensalada con lentejas germinadas, una sabrosa croqueta de lentejas, o un guiso de lentejas y especias de la India acompañadas con arroz, una combinación básica en la alimentación de su país. El chef hizo un recorrido por las legumbres del mundo y explicó las diferentes variedades de lentejas y otras legumbres en la cocina así como las propiedades saludables de las legumbres como su versatilidad y usos en la cocina.
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The Spanish Pulse association has officially launched its IYP 2016 website to further promote the International Year of pulses! You can visit the website here.
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INIA scientists showcased their dry bean research advancements at the annual INIA Quilamapu Bean Field Day in Chile on January 27, at the Experimental farm station. The event focused on dry bean breeding programs for disease resistance, yield and quality increases, weed management and sowing density.
The event drew 80 participants, including small farmers, technicians, agronomists, students and big farmers. The field day had four stations: Disease resistance and plant breeding, Yield and quality increases, Weed management, and Sowing density.
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The World Food Prize is the foremost international award recognizing the accomplishments of individuals who have advanced human development by improving the quality, quantity, or availability of food in the world. The World Food Prize is a $250,000 award formally presented at the Laureate Award Ceremony in mid-October, on or around World Food Day, in conjunction with the Borlaug Dialogue international symposium.
Nominations are sought of an individual or individuals having demonstrated exceptional achievement in any field involved in enhancing food production and distribution and increasing food availability and accessibility to those most in need. Any academic or research institution, private or public organization, corporate entity, or governmental unit may submit a nomination for The World Food Prize until May 1.
In the context of our campaign on the International Year of Pulses, the Global Pulse Confederation would like to, first, encourage many of you to submit their nominations to the Prize, and, second, invite you to submit your application to GPC to receive its nomination. One individual will be selected by a review committee to be nominated by GPC because of his/her contribution to pulse research, production and consumption, food security and nutrition.
Please review below the nomination procedures and make sure to send your nominations to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. by March 15.
Preparing a submission for a pulse candidate
1. CRITERIA
- FOOD SECURITY CRITERIA: Exceptionally significant individual achievement from one person in the full range of the food production and distribution chain with a demonstrable and large impact on food security and nutrition, in particular in a conflict resolution approach.
- PULSE CRITERIA: Exceptionally significant individual achievement from one person in the global pulse community with a demonstrable impact on pulse research, production and consumption, food security and nutrition.
2. NOMINATION PROCESS
The nomination process on behalf of GPC IYP will be done in two-steps:
STEP 1: Nomination through the IYP Secretariat
- Members of the thematic committees can make submissions of names for consideration
- To support the submission, members should provide a statement of achievement and impact (2-3 pages) and a short biography of the individual being put forward. This needs to refer to both the pulse and food security criteria.
- DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS: March 15, 2016
STEP 2: The IYP Secretariat will put together a committee to review all nominations and make a recommendation to Oversight Committee as to who (it may be more than one) should be nominated on behalf of GPC IYP to the World Food Prize. Once the person(s) is/are selected the Secretariat will work with the members to complete the documents necessary for the submission.
3. GPC SUBMITS TO WORLD FOOD PRIZE BY MAY 1, IN MICROSOFT WORD FORMAT, FORM TO BE SUBMITTED ONLINE
4. DOCUMENTS FOR THE WORLD FOOD PRIZE
The submission to the World Food Prize will include, as per the WFP guidelines:
- Synopsis: Synopsis of the nominee's achievement, in max 150 words.
- Statement of Achievement: In no more than 2 pages
- Statement of Impact: In no more than 2 pages
- Seconding Letters: A letter seconding the nomination must be provided from at least 2 individuals who are familiar with the nominee’s work, but not from the nominating institution.
- Supporting Documents
Eligibility Period: Nominees remain eligible for consideration for a three-year period, starting with the year of submission. Nominators are encouraged to provide updated information during this period.
5. DOCUMENT FOR THE GPC IYP SECRETARIAT
These are the documents required for individuals to be considered by the GPC IYP selection committee:
- Statement of Achievement and impact highlighting the particular impact on pulse research, production and/or consumption: In no more than 3 pages
- A short biography
6. SELECTION BY THE WORLD FOOD PRIZE
Selection of the Prize winner is done by Selection Committee with assistance from The World Food Prize Secretariat. The members are anonymous except the chairman Dr. M.S. Swaminathan. Recommendations are forwarded through the President of the Foundation to the Foundation’s Chairman of the Board of Directors and Council of Advisors for final approval.
7. WORLD FOOD PRIZE AWARD
The award recipient receives $250,000 and is invited to deliver a speech during the Borlaug Dialogue.