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DISCOVER THE POTENTIAL OF YOUR EXPORTS AND FIND NEW BUSINESS VENTURES IN A NEW COUNTRY. TOGETHER WITH AGROCORP, WE CAN STRIVE TO BETTER THE LIVES OF LOCAL NEPALESE.
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DISCOVER THE POTENTIAL OF YOUR EXPORTS AND FIND NEW BUSINESS VENTURES IN A NEW COUNTRY. TOGETHER WITH AGROCORP, WE CAN STRIVE TO BETTER THE LIVES OF LOCAL NEPALESE.
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Legumes have been cultivated by humanity for thousands of years due to their high protein content (Chapagain 2016). Canada is the worlds leading exporter and producer or legumes and pulses because of the favourable growing climate for these plants (Joyce Boye,
2010). These legumes and pulses play an important role in Canada’s economy by providing employment for pulse farmers and processors in the food industry (Joyce Boye, 2010). |
Amongst these legumes, dark red kidney beans, Phaseolus vulgaris (Zorica Nikolic 2014), have been prominent in North American diets as a source of plant protein, animal feed, and food processing (Joyce Boye 2010). These beans have a dark earthy red colour. Canadian dried dark red kidney beans are a potential export to Nepal for human consumption. The benefits to Canada and Nepal by the exportation of this product were researched. It was researched if it would be worth exporting dark red kidney beans from Canada to Nepal by comparing the benefits with the cost and labour(Joyce Boye 2010).
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Kidney beans, like many legumes, are rich in nutrients such as carbohydrates, proteins, and vitamins and minerals (Kazuko Hirai 1994). They contain 60 to 70 grams of complex carbohydrates per 100 gram serving. The amount of protein in dark red kidney beans is similar to the amount of protein found in the same 100 gram serving of meat. These beans contain around 23-30 grams of protein per serving (Kazuko Hirai 1994). In addition to these nutritional factors, they are also high in fibre, containing about 7 to 9 grams of fibre per serving(Kazuko Hirai 1994).
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Agri1110, Introduction to AgriFood Systems at the Univeristy of Guelph, Canada For further details contact Prof. Manish N. Raizada [email protected] |