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Book of Abstracts First Legume Society Conference 2013: A Legume Odyssey Novi Sad, Serbia, 9-11 May 2013
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The Swedish Legume Academy (Baljväxtakademin)
Camilla Gard
The Swedish Legume Academy, Sweden
The Swedish Legume Academy is a non-governmental organization, formed in 2009. The aim of
the Academy is to raise awareness of the benefits of legumes, promote cultivation of and increase
the consumption of legumes. In addition the Academy aims to contribute to the development of
new food products with legumes and serve as a forum for people interested in legumes. The
webpage (www.baljvaxtakademin.se) includes a blog, a calendar and legume related information
about cooking, nutrition, health, cultivation, environment and culture. In March 2013 the
Swedish Legume Academy had 75 members, 780 followers on Facebook and 391 followers on
Twitter (@baljvaxtakademi).
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