/desautels/taxonomy/term/1833/all en /desautels/channels/event/convergent-innovation-webinar-series-pulse-program-264981 <p>The Convergent Innovation Webinar Series will feature cutting edge science, technology and innovation in agriculture, food and health domains as well as in the behavioral, commercial, social and complexity sciences. These, combined with traditions</p> Mon, 09 Jan 2017 16:00:31 +0000 thao.nguyen3@mail.mcgill.ca 66914 at /desautels /desautels/mcche/events/webinar-series/convergent-innovation-food-program <p>The <b>Convergent Innovation Webinar Series</b> features cutting edge science, technology and innovation in agriculture, food, environment, education, medicine and other domains of everyday life where grand challenges lie at the convergence of health and economics. Powered by data science, artificial intelligence, and other digital technologies, this disciplinary knowledge bridges with behavioural, humanities, business, economic, social, engineering, and complexity sciences to accelerate real-world solution at scale, be it in digital or physical contexts.</p> Thu, 05 Jan 2017 17:29:23 +0000 lisa.walker@mcgill.ca 66868 at /desautels /desautels/mcche/research/platforms/pip/what-are-pulses <p><a href="http://www.fao.org/pulses-2016/en/" target="_blank"><figure class=" "><img alt="International Year of Pulses" title="International Year of Pulses" height="123" width="320" style="width: 320px; height: 123px; float: right;" class="file-large rt" src="/desautels/files/desautels/styles/wysiwyg_large/public/logo_iyp-en-high-horizontal_1.jpg?itok=x4xKq3ZZ" /> <figcaption title="Image by FAO." class=" ">Image by FAO.</figcaption></figure></a>2016 is the UN-declared <strong><a href="http://iyp2016.org/" target="_blank">International Year of Pulses</a></strong> (IYP), an opportunity to share with the world the delicious, diverse and nutritious role pulses play in what we eat every day.</p> <p>Pulses are part of the legume family, but the term “pulse” refers only to the dried seed. Dried peas, edible beans, lentils and chickpeas are the most common varieties of pulses. Pulse-based proteins are one of the most efficient, sustainable and scalable sources of protein we have to meet increasing demand.</p> <div class="three-column-1"> <p><img alt="Spanish Brown Lentils" title="Spanish Brown Lentils" height="151" width="160" class="file-default no-float" src="/desautels/files/desautels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/spanish-brown-lentils.jpg?itok=0tBq7rpt" /></p> <h3>Etymology of the word "Pulse"</h3> <p>The word pulse originates directly from the Latin <em>puls</em> meaning “thick gruel, porridge, mush.”</p> </div> <div class="three-column-2"> <p><img alt="Yellow Peas" title="Yellow Peas" height="151" width="160" class="file-default no-float" src="/desautels/files/desautels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/yellow-pea.jpg?itok=03iOV2oD" /></p> <h3>Pulses vs. Legumes</h3> <p><strong>Legume</strong> refers to the plants whose fruit is enclosed in a pod.</p> <p><strong>Pulses</strong> are a subgroup of the legume family; refers only to the dried seed.</p> </div> <div class="three-column-3"> <p><img alt="Small Red Beans" title="Small Red Beans" height="151" width="160" class="file-default no-float" src="/desautels/files/desautels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/small-red-bean.jpg?itok=cbhC54Jd" /></p> <h3>Crops of Ancient Origin</h3> <p>Pulses have been an essential part of the human diet for centuries.</p> <p>The agricultural production of beans, chickpeas & lentils dates back to <strong>7000 – 8000 B.C.</strong></p> </div> <p> Wed, 17 Feb 2016 17:27:40 +0000 julie.lapalme@mcgill.ca 65640 at /desautels /desautels/mcche/events/convergent-innovation-ci-food-security-workshop-series <h3>Harnessing the Power of Technologies and Businesses to Promote Pulses and Millets Production and Consumption in Subsistence and Market-Based Contexts in India</h3> <h4>October 30-31, 2014</h4> <p><strong>Montreal, Quebec</strong></p> <p><img height="133" width="500" class="file-extra-large no-float" src="/desautels/files/desautels/styles/wysiwyg_extra_large/public/images/dsc_0132_cropped.jpg?itok=QxSxN9va" alt="" /></p> Thu, 04 Sep 2014 12:05:17 +0000 cameron.mcrae2@mcgill.ca 63309 at /desautels