Fred Stoddard

Did you know that pulses are 👇

🔹Low in fat and contain no cholesterol
🔸Low in sodium
🔹A plant-based protein
🔸A good source of iron
🔹High in potassium

Why not try to include pulses in your diet?

#LovePulses #WorldPulsesDay

Pulses are our delicious ally in achieving food security, and reducing malnutrition.

#WorldPulsesDay #LovePulses

🫘 Pulses are more than just nutritious seeds.

📽️ Watch to find out how these nutritious seeds help us combat climate change and protect our natural resources👇

#LovePulses #WorldPulsesDay

Stop the EU’s Ban on “Meaty” Words for Plant-Based Foods Sign now

This is worth shouting about. The words "plant-based burger" and the like (sausage, milk, yoghurt, bacon) help the consumer choose a direct counterpart to the meat or animal product. This choice is good for the environment and good for the planet.
weplanet.yourmovement.org/p/noconfusio...

Energy demand keeps rising.
Food demand keeps rising.
But our policies are stuck in 1970.

It’s time to remove the ideological blinders.

Because the world needs more power and more food —
Not more fear.

Let’s talk about nuclear and GMOs. 🧵1/

Peer reviewers are exhausted. It's common to spend *months* inviting reviewers, getting refusals, inviting more, maybe 12 or more, then 2 agree but 1 doesn't complete, so you go again. That's why your paper is in limbo. I'm very sorry, it's awful, but it's also an untenable academic labour issue.

Bee-ing grateful to our pollinators 6 ways to show our gratitude to bees, butterflies and other vital pollinators

When you see a bee what do you think of? 🐝🐝

Sting?
Insect?
Buzzing?
Honey?

But do you think of food?

Here are 6⃣ reasons to BEE grateful for our bees & pollinators and tips on how you can show it.

#WorldBeeDay #SaveTheBees

Pulses are not only packed with nutrients but they help combat climate change, protect our natural resources and so much more.

Here are just 5️⃣ benefits👇

#LovePulses

📢 Opportunity to share your #legume work. Abstract submission is open.
Come along & network, learn and share with the community.
🫘 Grains 🌱 forage 🫛 protein 🌾 intercropping
Added bonus, special edition in the Annals of Applied Biology I'm looking forward to guest editing. #PlantScience #leguminati

Pulses are our delicious ally in achieving food security and reducing malnutrition.

#LovePulses #BetterNutrition

Pulses: small seeds with a big impact!

These small crops not only provide essential nutrients but also enhance agrobiodiversity, climate resilience, & ecosystem services.

More info via @fao.org: www.fao.org/world-pulses...

#WorldPulsesDay

An infographic from FAO showing the positive relationship between pulses contributing to soil health and healthy soil providing ecosystem services in return.

🌿 Pulses and soils: a dynamic duo that sustain one another! 🌍🧪

Pulses improve soil health and well-maintained soils allow pulses to thrive.

For #WorldPulsesDay, explore this complementary relationship with @fao.org⤵️ #SaveSoil

A lineup of different animated beans including a bean in the middle wearing a superhero cape.

Can the humble bean help save the world?

Happy #WorldPulsesDay! It's a good day to check out our video collaboration with BBC Ideas & @socsci.ox.ac.uk which highlights just how beans might help solve our interconnected climate and food systems challenges.

Watch: tabledebates.org/essay/table-...

Immigration and Crime: An International Perspective (Winter 2024) - The association between immigration and crime has long been a subject of debate, and only recently have we encountered systematic empirical evidence on this issue. Data shows that immi...

Ihan oikeaa tutkimusta, että maahanmuutto ei lisää rikollisuutta

Tärkeää myös, että kansalaisuuden saaminen vähentää maahanmuuttajien osallistumista rikolliseen toimintaan

Toisin sanoen: integroiminen vähentää maahanmuuttajien rikollisuutta, eikä maahanmuuttajien olemassaolo lisää rikollisuutta

Olen!

I learned about greenhouse gases in university in the 1970s, and even then it was old news, as this New Zealand newspaper cutting from 1912 shows. Yet, what do we do... continue to burn fossil fuels 🙄 and some governments want to increase this foolish activity. #climate #greenhousegases