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Healthy and local is the focus of this special collection around the people who grow and bring organic food to local markets and the people who shop at these markets. Topics also include how farmers grow organic food and the quality of our food supply around issues to include local economy, seeding, use of pestisides and fertilisers, water, food security, availability and pricing.

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Acute food insecurity and malnutrition remain alarmingly high
April 24, 2026

Acute hunger has doubled in the last decade. For the first time, the Global Report on Food Crises (GRFC) reports two concurrent famines in the same year: in the Gaza Strip and Sudan.

Rein Paulsen, Director of FAO's Office of Emergencies and Resilience, stresses that agriculture can provide the solution, but requires boosted, coordinated action to combat these food crises.

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