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1. REPORT FROM
ASIAAND THE PACIFIC REGIONAL DIALOGUE ON
THE INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF PULSES 2016
Bayarsukh Noov, Director of Institute of Plant and Agricultural
Science, Mongolia

2. • Asia and the Pacific Regional Dialogue - 24 - 25
October 2016, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
• Title: “Pulses: Solution to human health and sustainable
cropping system”
• Fifty participants from 14 countries including Australia,
Austria, Bangladesh, China, India, Iran, Mongolia,
Myanmar, Nepal, Philippines, Republic of Korea, Sri
Lanka, Thailand and Vietnam
• FAO officials, including government representatives,
farmers’ organizations and international organizations2
Executive Summary

3. Objective:
– understand/document “state-of-the-art” on
pulses in the Region in terms of opportunities and
challenges, including the existing policy
environment;
– to agree on common priorities for the advocacy
and promotion of pulses in the region;
– to identify knowledge gaps and research needs.
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Executive Summary

4. • Opportunities:
– Pulse production can potentially improve food
security and soil fertility
– Raising awareness and encouraging pulse
consumption in farming systems can improve
profitability
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Regional opportunities
and challenges of the pulses sector

5. • Challenges:
– The current focus on pulse research, development and extension is
weak
– The production of pulses is constrained by both biotic and abiotic
stresses
– Pulses have underpinned the development of genetics
– Inadequate availability of quality seed for farmers and at the right time
– No links between national and international efforts in pulse research
– Human capacity for pulse research, development and extension is weak
and fragmented
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Regional opportunities
and challenges of the pulses sector

6. • Challenges:
– A yield gap exists
– Existing consumption of pulses is low
– Pulse production is often neglected by States, despite their multiple
benefits
– Limited research on market development and policy on pulse
adoption
– Poor mechanization of pulse farms
– Access to new varieties and technologies is restricted
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Regional opportunities
and challenges of the pulses sector

7. • A coordinated and well-funded genetics and breeding program
• The translation of research findings to farmer’s fields and bridging the
yield gap
• The need for enhanced national and international collaborations including
germplasm exchange
• The use of pulses in an integrated farming system including animals
• Policy development and market/trade research for enhanced pulse
production and consumption
• The development of climate-smart varieties
• Public and private partnerships in pulse production and value-adding.
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Needs in Pulse Sector in the Region

8. • Regional Dialogue created networking and
information exchange opportunities among pulse
experts in the region
• The regional countries will incorporate pulses into
cropping systems.
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Conclusions

9. • Increase education and public awareness on pulses in food
and nutrition:
• Encourage the procurement of pulses
• Conduct research
• Allocate funds to research programs
• Establish accredited institutions to monitor, forecast and
communicate market signals
• Development of a pulse value chain
• Minimize yield gaps
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Recommendations

10. • Raise awareness on the role of pulses in the ecosystem and cropping
system
• Take advantage of existing opportunities
• Incentivize producers
• Insurance against crop failures
• Conduct socioeconomic and policy assessments in the pulse sector
• Develop quality assurance mechanisms for pulse products
• Revise and/or simplify phytosanitary requirements for the export and
import of pulses
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Recommendations

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