• M. A. Rahim

Status and Role of Vegetable Pulses in Bangladesh

Mohammad A. Rahim1, Ferdouse Islam2 and Razia Sultana3

1Professor, Department of Horticulture, BAU; 2Principal

Scientific Officer (PSO), BARI; 3 Lal Teer Seed Co., Gazipur

Objectives of this presentation

• Raise awareness about the benefit of vegetable pulses including sustainable agriculture, food security, income and nutrition

• Promote the value and utilization throughout the food system

• Foster enhanced research

• Advocate for better utilization of vegetables pulses in crop rotation

Importance of Vegetable Pulses

* Good sources of protein

* Good sources of foliate * low in saturated fats and sodium * good amount of vitamin B complex and C * Contains minerals such as calcium, potassium and Iron * Very low glycemic index means absorbed slowly into blood streams

Potassium deficiency

Vegetable pulses

• They are packed with nutrients and have high protein and fibre

• Their nitrogen fixing properties improve soil fertility

• They have broad genetic diversity from which climate resilient varieties can be selected

• They are highly water efficient and their production has low greenhouse emission

• Play a significant role in rainfed agriculture

Food security and vegetable pulses

The crucial gap stays: Micronutrients deficiency – the ‘hidden hunger’

= HUNGER Deficiency in

calories + protein

≥ 0.83 billion underweight

10m in Bangladesh

= MICRONUTRIENT

DEFICIENCY Deficiency in

vitamins & minerals

2 – 3.5 billion

= OVERCONSUMPTION Excess of

calories

≥ 1.1 billion overweight

20 m in Bangladesh

malnourished

40m in Bangladesh

Source: Rahim 2016

Balance cywó m¤úbœ

Over nutrition

Accywó

So vegetable pulses may balance the situation

Under nutrition

Acywó

Population increasing -need nutrition and income?

1881 (100p/sqm) 1981 (500p/sqm)

1992 (1200p/sqm) 2016 (2500p/sqm)

Vegetable pulses in Bangladesh

• Garden pea-

• Soybean-

• Grass pea-

• Mungbean-

• Chick pea-

• Pigeon pea-

• Butterfly pea-

• Other beans-

Grass pea-Lathyrus

Comparative price of vegetables pulses as on 7.12.16

• Garden pea leaf veg ------- Tk. 80/kg

• Grass pea leaf veg Tk. 50/kg

• Indian spinach Tk. 20/kg

• Radish leaf Tk. 10/kg

• Bottle gourd leaf Tk.20/kg

• Red amaranth Tk. 20/kg

Butterfly-pea - the blue vegetables

Garden peas- One of best vegetables for that "great garden taste."

Processed garden peas

Garden pea salad (*****)

Falon-the vegetable

Employment-income

Employment

Chick pea salad (***)

Soybean salad (****)

Mungbean salad (***)

Pigeon Pea

• Number one vegetables in the Caribbean

Multistorey salad

Pomegranate and Vegetable Soybean Salad

INGREDIENTS 200 g pomegranate seeds 200 g boiled green soybeans 2 g chopped dill 2 g chopped parsley 30 ml olive or vegetable oil 10 ml white wine vinegar salt and pepper to taste PREPARATION Combine all ingredients in a bowl. Chill and enjoy!

Possible Health Benefits of Unusually Pigmented Carrots

WHITE ORANGE PURPLE OUTSIDE

ORANGE INSIDE

RED YELLOW

Health benefit = Fiber to

help digestion

Pigment = No pigment,

like wild carrot (Queen

Anne’s Lace)

Health benefit =

Provitamin A essential

for healthy eyes and

immune system

Pigments = Beta and

alpha carotene

Health benefit = Helps

prevent heart disease &

strokes, antioxidant ties

up harmful free radicals

and vitamin A activity.

Pigments =Anthocyanin,

beta and alpha carotene

Health benefit = Helps

prevent cancer

(especially prostate) and

vitamin A activity.

Pigments = Lycopene

and beta-carotene

Health benefit = Eye

health (especially

macular degeneration)

and cancer prevention

Pigments=

Xanthophylls,

especially lutein

Are the pigments bioavailable? Are the carrots edible?

Alfa +Beta carotene +Ca+Fe+K

Alfa +Beta carotene +Ca+Fe+K

Antioxidant ric Colored and antioxidant rich potato r –

developed in BAU

Flavonoid+ Lutin + micronutrient

BreeFunctionality of Onion-coamadine + Micronutient

Scope of vegetable pulses : Big domestic markets-160 millions people

Nutrient deficiency lead to ???