Forum global sur la sécurité alimentaire et la nutrition (Forum FSN)

As regards increasing consumption of pulses, in my own part of the world, Nigeria, one of the things that discourage the working woman from its consumption is the tedious process it takes to get it ready to be eaten. The "local" woman does not have this type of challenge. For instance, sitting down to hand pick the dirts from the whole after a day's work and also varieties around here take longer time to cook. If one wants to process it into other dishes, dehusking it too takes time as well. 

There are many points in the towns where pulses are cooked in different forms and sold; again,it is the "local" people that patronise them. The educated elite would not "stoop so low" as to patronise these sellers. (Except in eateries where their prices could be prohibitive)

There isn't much problem with green peas as they are readily cooked without much hassles but then, the quantity eaten is usually small. They are often cooked with rice etc. i.e. hardly eaten alone on their own.