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2016 International Year Of Pulses

Nov 10, 2015

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2016 has been declared International Year of Pulses by the United Nations. Shirzad Chunara, development officer with Alberta Agriculture, dropped by the studio to talk about the purpose of having such a year and what a difference it can make.

Interview with Shirzad Chunara (2:28 minutes) (1.13 Mb)

Source : Agriculture and Forestry

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