Continuous improvement of the current varieties that are out there in lentils, chickpeas, peas, and beans is going to be essential. I know that in Saskatchewan and Alberta they're heavily focused on developing fava bean varieties that will be adapted and well suited to all arable land in the west. A big part of their strategy is to achieve that 25% coverage across western Canada's arable lands. That is a specific area of future development. From their perspective, it's going to be fava beans.
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