Another kind of beans is characterized by high carbohydrate content, such as mung beans and red beans. Fresh beans and bean products are usually used in cooking, which can be used not only as the main and auxiliary materials of dishes, but also as the raw materials of condiments.
Beans generally refer to all leguminous plants that can produce pods, and are also often used to refer to leguminous crops as food and feed in Papilionidae. Among hundreds of useful leguminous plants, no more than 20 leguminous crops have been widely cultivated so far.
The 68th United Nations General Assembly declared 20 16 as the International Year of the Bean. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations was nominated to cooperate with governments, relevant organizations, non-governmental organizations and all other relevant stakeholders to promote the implementation of the International Year of the Bean.
20 16 international year of beans aims to raise public awareness of the nutritional value of beans, which is an integral part of sustainable food production to achieve food security and nutrition. The International Year of the Bean will create an independent opportunity to strengthen the links between the upstream and downstream of the whole food chain, so as to promote the better utilization of bean protein, increase the global bean production, make better use of crop rotation and meet the challenges faced by the bean trade.
The objectives of the International Year of Beans are: to improve the value and utilization of beans in the whole food chain; Raise people's awareness of the benefits of beans, including sustainable agricultural development and nutrition; Promote global production related to beans; Strengthen research; Advocate better utilization of beans in crop rotation; Meet the challenge of soybean trade.