Best Practices and National Reseach Strategy

National Research Strategy

Canada's pulse industry has released a new National Pulse Research Strategy, a roadmap to guide research investment toward a profitable, competitive and sustainable pulse sector.

Research funding for Canada's pulse sector comes from many sources: provincial grower associations, federal programs and a growing list of public and private partners. The National Pulse Research Strategy gives everyone a common reference point. Pulse Canada and its members will use it when working with universities, federal research programs, funders and industry, to show where the sector needs research and where partnerships can have the most impact. Researchers are encouraged to use the National Pulse Research Strategy when developing potential projects, helping ensure future research investments align with the priorities identified by growers, customers and the broader sector.

Best Practices for Research

In an effort to ensure that pre-competitive research on pulses can be fully utilized by industry stakeholders, Pulse Canada has developed recommended best practices for pre-competitive research planning and technical reporting of publicly available data related to:  

1. The sourcing of raw materials, and the reporting on use of commercially available pulse ingredients;
2. The processing parameters applied to produce the pulse-derived ingredients; 
3. The methods used to characterize the physical, functional, and nutritional quality parameters of the pulse-derived ingredients; and
4. The performance of the pulse-derived ingredients in the formulation of foods.

These recommended best practices are meant to support the development of a strong foundation of research for the pulse industry, as a whole. Pulse Canada and Member Associations encourage the research community to refer to these recommendations when developing and reviewing scientific publications. Adherence to these recommended best practices will increase the utility and value of published research for industry stakeholders.