Protein rich grains
Our native legumes are mainly grown for animal feed as protein feed. For people around the world, they are an important source of vegetable protein and amino acids and are becoming increasingly important. Legumes have the special feature that their roots form a symbiotic relationship with soil bacteria (rhizobia). These are able to bind nitrogen from the air and make it available to the legumes for the formation of protein or subsequent crops as a plant nutrient. Thanks to their ability to fix nitrogen, mineral nitrogen fertilisers can be saved. Legumes are therefore an indispensable component of crop rotation in organic farming.
