Lentil: Lens culinaris
Lentil is an important cool- and short-season grain legume, a traditional part of sustainable healthy diets, and a rich source of fibre, minerals and plant-based proteins. It is also traditional to European farming (currently is cultivated in about 130,000 ha with an average yield of 0.9 t/ha (FAO, 2020) mainly in the Mediterranean region). The EU growing market about 300,000 t/a for heathy sustainable diets opening a business opportunity for us from the improvement of traditional landraces connected with specific areas in Europe (Protected Geographical Indication (PDO) and Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) products) and/or from wider expansion in agriculture using higher- yielding lentil genotypes, with improved seed size and quality, different colours, and better adaptation to European agro-ecosystems, especially in water-stressed regions. © Copyright lentil picture: Thomas Stephan, Munderkingen.
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