Broad beans are the third most important winter bean crop in the world. Broad beans belong to small grains and have a very important value in life. It can be used as traditional ration, modern green food and nutrition and health food. Is rich in nutrition and protein of food crops and animal feed.

According to the book Taiping Imperial Tour in the Song Dynasty, broad beans were introduced into the Central Plains by Zhang Qian from the Western Regions in the Western Han Dynasty. Widely planted in China, broad bean has been an important food resource and an important export resource since ancient times.