In the congress, legumes, such as beans, peas, lupins and clover were discussed. How can research gaps of cultivated legumes such as beans, peas, lupins and clover be closed? How can necessary measures for implementation in practice be tested? These and other...
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Legume Generation 2nd webinar: Practical and technical details of using Easy-SMTA
LegumeGeneration has held its 2nd internal webinar dedicated to the practical and technical details of using Easy-SMTA and assigning DOIs through GLIS. The invited FAO expert Marco Marsella has provided an overview of options available for SMTA generation and...
3rd NIZO Plant Protein Functionality Conference
The 3rd NIZO Plant Protein Functionality Conference will be held at Omnisport Apeldoorn, Apeldoorn, The Netherlands from 22-25 October 2024. With the environmental targets set for the coming years and with the increasing world population, we must evolve the way we...
International Lathyrus Day
The Fernand Lambein Fund is delighted to announce the first International Lathyrus Day, scheduled for June 3, 2024, in the lively city of Ghent, Belgium. Honoring the legacy of Fernand Lambein, a distinguished researcher in the field of Lathyrus sativus, this event...
Legume Generation webinar: Introduction to the Multilateral System, EASY-SMTA and GLIS/DOI
The Legume Generation Innovation Communities are supported through the organisation of different training sessions and are invited to the first Legume Generation webinar, which will deal with practicalities of seed exchange in regard to legal aspects of the...
Donau Soja webinar: Soybean markets, trends and forecast in Europe 2024
Sustainable soya from Ukraine is a regional need for the EU Vienna. Soya grown in Europe becomes more and more important for Europe’s sustainable protein supply. The newest forecast of Donau Soja predicts an extension of soya cultivation in Europe to up to 5.7...
UN World Pulses Day – 10 February 2024
To mark the United Nations’ World Pulses Day on 10 February, Donau Soja is reminding of the importance of these protein crops for ensuring food security for the European population, improving soils and stopping the deforestation of valuable ecosystems. In 2024, the...
Legume Generation: Plant breeders and researchers collaborate for the next generation of legumes to reduce the protein gap in Europe
We need better legume crops to help farmers meet Europe’s demand for plant protein and support a protein transition. Understanding this, fifty scientists and plant breeders participated recently in a meeting held at the Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop...
Legume Hub SWISS: All about protein crops on the Swiss knowledge platform
Legumes are valuable sources of protein for humans and animals. But there is still much to learn about the cultivation and processing of legumes. That is why the Legume Hub SWISS - tailor-made for Switzerland - provides information for all those working with...
Haberlandt Award for soybean research in Europe and China
The Haberlandt Award recognises outstanding achievements in soybean research in Europe and China. This price is awarded by the Donau Soja Association in cooperation with the Soybean speciality committee of the Crop Science Society of China.Who are the winners? An...
Postdoc Position – Phenotyping and Agroecology of Legume Crops
The Crop Science Group of ETH Zurich seeks for a postdoctoral researcher to contribute to projects in phenotyping of soybean, peas and/or pulses. The three-year postdoc will develop approaches for “phenomic selection”, explore options to include legume crops into...
Symposium: Soy in the Anthropocene
Registration is open for the hybrid (on site and online) conference on 3 November 2021, organised by the Commission for Interdisciplinary Ecological Studies (KIOES) at the Austrian Academy of Sciences (OeAW). The conference discusses how soy emerged from a regional...
The Legume Hub: Empowering the European legume development community
The European Legume Hub, a knowledge platform for legumes, was launched today by the Legumes Translated project consortium. It is an important step towards empowering the legume development community. The Legume Hub provides an open access to knowledge, insights and...
Welcome to the Legume Hub!
The Legume Hub provides timely, scientifically valid, and comprehensive information for practitioners. These include farmers as growers and users of legumes, processors for feed and food purposes, and all involved in the related parts of the value chains.Empowering...