Value chain for combining pea with the BEPA (British Edible Pulses Association) (United Kingdom)

Challenges for combining peas in the UK are similar to those experienced for faba beans: to maintain supply of good quality combining peas for seed, animal feed and human consumption and to develop innovative new markets for combining peas products. In addition to these challenges, there is a pressure of greater sensitivity to soil and weather conditions alongside more limited existing markets for peas. Thus area is restricted significantly when compared to faba bean. This case study is formed of a network of trade organisations (collectors) for combining peas in the UK for the animal feed markets and for the human consumption market, both national and international. A network of the merchants and processors is formed to examine the features of the value chain.

Additional information

There are approximately 50 organisations that form the British Edible Pulses Association (BEPA) and are also PGRO (Processors and Growers Research Organisation) members, including breeders and seed specialists, exporters, agrochemical manufacturers and suppliers, shipping and fumigation services, merchants and processors. A subsection of BEPA will participate.

In 2019 BEPA changed it's name and is now Pulses UK. https://www.pulsesuk.co.uk/