- World Pulses Day is celebrated every year on 10 February.
- World Pulses Day is observed every year to raise awareness about the nutritional and environmental benefits of pulses.
- The theme of World Pulses Day 2023 is 'Pulses for a sustainable future'.
- February 10 was declared as World Pulses Day in 2019 by the United Nations General Assembly.
- Burkina Faso proposed this day in the General Assembly. It is a landlocked country in West Africa.
- The United Nations General Assembly declared 2016 as the International Year of Pulses.
- Pulses are also called legumes. They are considered global foods. They are grown in almost every country.
