WORLD PULSES DAY

About:

• The UN General Assembly in 2019 decided to dedicate a day to Pulses to increase awareness and access to pulses globally known as World Pulses Day.
  
  
• The World Pulses Day falls on February 10 every year and recognised Pulses as a global food.
  
  
• On World Pulses Day, people make efforts in creating awareness about the importance of Pulses in sustainable food production.
  
  
• The UN General Assembly after recognizing the value of pulses in 2013, adopted 2016 as the International Year of Pulses (IYP).
  
  
• World Pulses Day 2021 theme is #LovePulses.