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From the well-known beans, lentils, chickpeas and peas to the lesser-known kinds like tarwi beans and adzuki beans, pulses have the potential to improve everything from soil health to healthy diets. ©FAO/Pedro Costa Gomes
5 February 2024 (FAO)* — They are the dried edible seeds of legumes both cultivated for food and feed. They are pulses, and if you didn’t know already, they have the potential to transform our agrifood systems.
Sargassum blooms cause a range of environmental problems, including coastal “dead zones” bereft of aquatic life. Past sargassum outbreaks have been linked to the excessive release of phosphorus and other chemical substances known as nutrients.
Phosphorus and another nutrient, nitrogen, are key ingredients in synthetic fertilizers. They have become increasingly popular in recent decades but can have devastating effects when they enter lakes, rivers and the ocean.
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