Building Food Security and Climate Resilience: The Promise of Climate Smart Pulse Production Technologies
摘要
As unpredictable weather patterns pose threats to farming communities globally, this chapter goes deep into how pulse crops offer a glimmer of hope. This has been made possible through experiences garnered in the field and innovation research on why chickpeas, lentils, and pigeon peas deserve special attention as we enter this new changing climate. While integrating tales of victorious farmers adopting state-of-the-art pulse-growing technology into scientific pieces on the novel nature of resilience in extreme-weather conditions, these crops feed a community while improving soil health owing to their native nitrogen-fixation abilities. These solutions are grounded in practice at all levels through financial and practical implementation possibilities for even marginal farmers. This chapter sees how investment into climate-smart pulse production brings together a change within food systems coupled with supporting successful farm communities on times of high uncertainty.