date:Oct 10, 2018
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For farmers, chickpeas are the ideal crop: fixing nitrogen in the soil, controlling diseases, pests and weeds and boosting the health of surrounding cereal crops.
Plant-based protein from pulses such as chickpeas are not only an economical way to provide the world with a source of protein for human consumption, but it is an environmentally sustainable solution as well, says Chris Blanchard, Director of Australian Research Councils Training Centre for Functional Grains.
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