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Pulse value chain transformation through food convergent innovation for a healthy diet

Chapter 7 reviews the role of convergent innovation for the development of the pulses sector and discusses an evolving framework focused on the significant health and environmental benefits that could accrue from pulses. Case studies of convergent innovation have shown improved outcomes that this ap...

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Main Authors: Dubé, Laurette, Jha, Srivardhini K., McDermott, John
Format: Book Chapter
Language:Inglés
Published: International Food Policy Research Institute 2017
Subjects:
value chains
nutrition security
low income groups
economic growth
dietary patterns
economic development
health
grain legumes
agricultural policies
public-private cooperation
corporations
malnutrition
nutrition
famine
food security
behaviour
diet
poverty
overweight
social change
feeding preferences
farming systems
climate change
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/148181
Summary:Chapter 7 reviews the role of convergent innovation for the development of the pulses sector and discusses an evolving framework focused on the significant health and environmental benefits that could accrue from pulses. Case studies of convergent innovation have shown improved outcomes that this approach can make possible, and it seems that the use of this approach to study the prospects of India’s pulses sector could be useful.

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