International Year of Pulses Activities(FAO Special Ambassador, North America)

Joyce I. Boye, Ph. DAAFC, Science and Technology Branch

Global Dialogue on the IYP November 22-23, 2016

Rome, Italy

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How do we produce enough food to feed everyone on the planet?

1985 - 500* million people hungry (Global Population: 5 billion)∼ ∼

2016 - 795 million people hungry (Global Population : 7.6 billion)∼ ∼

2050 - people hungry (Global Population : ∼ 9.7 billion∼ )

Global Hunger Statistics

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* With China included revised estimate to 800 million ∼ http://www.sas.upenn.edu/~dludden/StateOfWorldHunger.pdf

In 1974, Secretary of State Henry A. Kissinger backed a World Food Council commitment to eradicate hunger from the world within 10 years, saying that by 1980 ''not a single child should go to bed hungry.''

Then, in opening the Second United Nations Development Decade in 1980, the General Assembly set the year 2000 as the new deadline for eliminating hunger.

http://www.nytimes.com/1987/06/28/world/world-hunger-found-still-growing.html

1985 - 500* million people hungry (Global Population: 5 billion)∼ ∼

2016 - 795 million people hungry (Global Population : 7.6 billion)∼ ∼

2030 - people hungry (Global Population : ∼ ∼ 8.5 billion)

Global Hunger Statistics

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* With China included revised estimate to 800 million ∼ http://www.sas.upenn.edu/~dludden/StateOfWorldHunger.pdf

Zero HungerChallenge

795 million people hungry

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Food Security Year 2030: 1 billion more people

ClimateVariability

2X(2050)

“…Producing enough nutritious food, sustainably, to feed

a burgeoning global population could become one of

humanity’s biggest challenges in the coming decades …”

The Role of Pulses

Human HealthHealth of the environnement

Highlights of Activities

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Interviews

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Event

AAFC Live Facebook Event: I2/10/2016

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… Researcher working on pulses and gut health response

ShareYour Pulse

Story

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Chef Michael Smith

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• Meeting with stakeholders at McGill University, Canada: One-World Convergent Innovation Movement for the Societal-Scale Food-Based Solutions to Sustainable Development and Affordable Healthcare – October 31st, 2016

• Meeting with the Government of Canada and the Canadian Pulse industry in Ottawa, Canada – November 17th, 2016

• IYP roundtable in Chicago, USA with industry stakeholders –

December 13th , 2016

Other 2016 IYP Activities

Awareness Utilization(New Food Products)

Production

Developing a 10-year pulse research strategy

1) Nutrition Claims

2) Health Claims

3) Env. Benefits/Claims

4) Affordability

5) Communication Tools

6) Communication Channels

7) Policy (e.g., Food Guide)

(Push) (Push/Pull) (Pull)

1) Market Demand

2) Product Availability

- Know-how (R-D-T)

- New Products/Processes (Taste)

- New Ingredients

- Functionally diverse

- Easy to use/ Affordable

- Consistent quality

- Technical support

1) Market Demand

2) Know-how (R-D-T)

- Sustainable Production

3) Address Trade Barriers

Benchmark: e.g., Blueberries, Soy, Quinoa, etc.

• PULSE PRIZE (Towards Global Sustainability) – Annual regional award(s)– Target age group: 12 to 25 year olds – Award given in recognition of contribution to pulse awareness,

production or consumption at the local or regional level– Work through different programs (e.g., schools)– Raise funds regionally to support the award (e.g., $1000, $500, $250) – Publicize the (a) award, (b) beneficiaries and (c) sponsors – Promote impact of meritorious activities

IYP – Next StepsSome food for thought:

“Teach the children so that it will not be necessary to teach the adults.” - Abraham Lincoln