/desautels/taxonomy/term/2498/all en /desautels/mcche/research/platforms/pip/partners <p>The PIP project is an integral component of MCCHE鈥檚 Convergent Innovation process. The MCCHE continues to expand this work with two lines of partnerships:</p> Mon, 17 Sep 2018 19:44:52 +0000 julie.lapalme@mcgill.ca 73465 at /desautels /desautels/mcche/research/platforms <div class="two-column-1"> <h2>Plant-based protein asset map</h2> <p><big>A bilingual, interactive mapping tool to search protein-related organizations in Canada, in collaboration with Agri-food Innovation Council, Bivizio, 黑料不打烊 University and Western Economic Diversification Canada.</big></p> <ul> <li><a href="https://nrc.canada.ca/en/research-development/research-collaboration/programs/sustainable-food-research-technologies-program" target="_blank">Sustainable Food Research and Technologies program</a></li> <li><a href="https://nrc.canada.ca/fr/recherche-developpement/recherche-collaboration/programmes/programme-recherche-technologie-lalimentation-durable" target="_blank">Programme de recherche et de technologie sur l鈥檃limentation durable</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="two-column-2"> <p><img alt="MCCHE" title="MCCHE" height="340" width="340" style="width: 280px; height: 280px; border-width: 1px; border-style: solid;" class="file-original " src="/desautels/files/desautels/icon-mcche-340.jpg" /></p> </div> <p> Fri, 07 Jul 2017 19:18:53 +0000 oldus.rezaee@mcgill.ca 67625 at /desautels /desautels/channels/news/mcche-centre-efforts-support-indian-pulse-production-268073 <h3>The Pulse Innovation Platform of the 黑料不打烊 Centre for the Convergence of Health and Economics (MCCHE) brings new methods of food production and marketing to India.</h3> Thu, 11 May 2017 13:39:25 +0000 julie.lapalme@mcgill.ca 67432 at /desautels /desautels/mcche/research/platforms/pip/pip-india-launch <h2><span>Reinventing Innovation, Competition, and Collaboration</span></h2> <p>聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 <img height="74" width="160" class="file-default no-float" src="/desautels/files/desautels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/mcche.png?itok=01iXBKCy" alt="" /><img height="72" width="160" class="file-default no-float" src="/desautels/files/desautels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/niftem.png?itok=GXXsxVwA" alt="" /></p> <p style="text-align:center">India Centre of Excellence for Food Convergent Innovation</p> <h3> Mon, 07 Mar 2016 15:00:52 +0000 julie.lapalme@mcgill.ca 65767 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 鈥減ulse鈥� refers only to the dried seed.聽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 鈥渢hick gruel, porridge, mush.鈥�</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 鈥� 8000 B.C.</strong></p> </div> <p> Wed, 17 Feb 2016 17:27:40 +0000 julie.lapalme@mcgill.ca 65640 at /desautels /desautels/mcche/research/platforms/pip <h2>Pulse Innovation Platform</h2> <p>Launched on the occasion of the International Year of Pulses 2016, PIP is an open invitation forum where members network and connect to identify bottlenecks hindering innovation, and develop solutions beyond what individual members can achieve alone. <strong><a href="/desautels/mcche/research/platforms/pip/what-pip">Read more</a></strong></p> <ul> <li> <p><strong><a href="/desautels/mcche/research/pip/pip-india-launch">PIP-India Launch</a>: March 8th & 9th, 2017</strong></p></li></ul> Wed, 17 Feb 2016 03:24:07 +0000 julie.lapalme@mcgill.ca 65637 at /desautels