Planting more lentils, chickpeas, and other pulses will improve the health of the world’s soils. And that’s important because soil erosion has reached critical levels, threatening to worsen hunger and poverty levels, according to the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). Pulses transfer nitrogen from the atmosphere to the soil and can be grown practically anywhere. Cereals grown after pulses yield 1.5 tons more per hectare. “Soils and pulses embody a unique symbiosis that protects the environment, enhances productivity, contributes to adapting to climate change and provides fundamental nutrients to the soil and subsequent crops,” says the FAO.
Calling on lentils and chickpeas to improve the world’s soils
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